The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s6.1
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s6.1
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The first coin of this type was published by Dr. Hiranand Sastri in 1917¹ from the cast of a specimen offered for sale to Lucknow Museum. It was, however, not a well preservd specimen and the legend could not be properly deciphered. The present writer discovered four fairly good specimens in the Bayana hoard, which has enabled him to restore the legend to some extent. All coins of this type are issued to the weight standard of 127 grains.