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The Archer type is the most popular one of Chandragupta II. Out of the 983 coins of this emperor found in the Bayana hoard, as many as 798 belonged to the Archer type. In the British Museum, in the Indian Museum, in the Lucknow Museum and in the Ashmolean Museum the coins of this type are very numerous, their numbers bring 39, 28, 57 and 14 respectively. This type continued to be popular through the succeeding reigns; during the decline of the empire, its effete rulers issued debased coins only in this type.