The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.3

c13.3

In the case of the silver coinage also, the creative vein was active. Kumāragupta continued the old type of his father for the silver coinage intended for the western provinces of his empire. But he also introduced a new type of silver currency for the home provinces, which, while not altogether concealing its western origin, was yet sufficiently original.