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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.10

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.10

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c13.10

The Archer type, which was most popular with Chandragupta II, was issued by Kumāragupta in large numbers. That surprising and pleasing variety, which we saw in the Archer type of Chandragupta II is, however, missing here. It appears that Kumāragupta’s mint-masters did not think worth their while to spend their ingenuity on this common and hackneyed type.