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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c15.s2.t4.10

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c15.s2.t4.10

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c15.s2.t4.10

(1) Silver; .6"; weight not known; *J.B.B.R.A.S.*, VII, p. 12. *Obv:* Bust of the king of the Kshatrapa type to right; collar on the neck clear; moustaches on the face. No traces of Greek letters. *Rev:* In the centre, three arched Chaitya, looking like a crude human face in the drawing; legend, beginning at VI, *Maharajandradattaputra-paramavashṇava-śra-maharaja-Dahrasana*; out of these letters *maharajandradatta-putra* are distinct; *parama* is partly legible; *vashṇava-śra* are truncated; *da* is indicated just by a line; *hra* is indistinct and *na* is also indicated by a line. (Pl. XVIII, 24)