The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c14.s3.t2.10

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On the other hand we to have to note that Kumāragupta II also abridged his name into a mere *Ku* on his gold coins, as we find on the disputed copper pieces. One of them was found with with Hūṇa coins in the Punjab, suggesting that the issuer may be Kumāragupta II rather than Kumāragupta I. The peculiar altar-like object appears first on the silver coins of Skandagupta and it would be but natural to presume that the copper coins which imitate it are later than that ruler; they may be, therefore, attributed to Kumāragupta II, rather than to Kumāragupta I.