The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s7.1

c13.s7.1

The Rhinoceros-slayer type is a new addition made to the sport series by Kumāragupta. It became known for the first time from the Bayana hoard in 1947 when four of its specimens were identified by the present writer. A fifth specimen was purchased by the Lucknow Museum in 1948; it was published in J.N.S.I., XI. pp. 9-10, Pl. III. 7.