The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c10.5

c10.5

It is generally agreed that Kācha was an early Gupta ruler, but his identity is a matter of great dispute. The early view advocated by Prinsep and Thomas was that Kācha should be identified with Ghaṭotkacha, the father of Chandragupta I. This view, however, is now no longer advocated. Ghaṭotkacha was a mere feudatory and he could hardly have issued any coins. On most of the coins, the King's name is also spelt distinctly as Kācha and not as Kacha, and it is hardly possible that the name Ghaṭotkacha could have been contracted into Kācha.