The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s10.1
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s10.1
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The Chhatra type was very popular with Chandragupta II, but his son Kumāragupta issued very few coins in it. As a matter of fact none of them were known till the discovery of the Bayana hoard, which contained only two of its specimens.² The type is a close copy of the Chhatra type of Chandragupta II. The obverse legend is not fully preserved; it begins with Jayati mahitalam ‘(The king) conquers the earth..’ The weight standard is that of 127 grains.