The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s5.6

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c11.s5.6

On one variety, there is an additional legend *Rūpākṛti* just below the couch. The proper interpretation of this term is, however, not easy. The last letter is distinctly *ti*; we cannot therefore read the legend as *rūpakṛtiḥ*, meaning (king's) figure on the coin (*rupe akṛtiḥ*) or the beautiful figure (of the king), (*rūpayuktā ākṛtiḥ*).

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