The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s9.1

c13.s9.1

¹ The types of the Gupta gold coins are usually named after the motif on the obverse; so this type has been usually called ‘Peacock type’, as the emperor is feeding that bird on the obverse. But as the type is obviously intended as a numismatic homage to Kārtikeya, whose figure appears on the reverse, we have thought it advisable to name it as the Kārtikeya type.