The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s6.6

c11.s6.6

VIII, where we have the letters *para* followed by a circle. Then comes the letter *ma* again followed by a hollow circle. Next follow the letters *bhaga* and then again comes a hollow circle. Hoernle opined that the hollow circle following *bhaga* indicates that it is an abbreviation of *bhāgavata*; the earlier hollow circles are without any significance. According to our view *pa* is off the flan, *ra* appears like a *ru* or *ñu*, *ma* with line at the base is quite distanct, *bha* is possible and *ga* is doubtful. The legend on the right hand side is read as *Pravīraḥ Guptaḥ* by Hoernle. The fascimile raises doubts about this reading. *Va* appears to be a *cha* and *ra* to be *ndra*; next comes probably the letter *ga* followed by a *pta*. What looks like a faint *pra* is most probably a *Śrī* and the legend on the right side is thus probably *Śrī-Chandraguptaḥ* rather than *Pravīraḥ Guptaḥ*, as read by by Hoernle. Legend *Pravīraḥ Guptaḥ* is intrinsically a very improbable one.