The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c15.s2.t4.3

c15.s2.t4.3

“Mr. Newton has published a similar coin (*J.B.B.R.A.S.*, Vol. VII, p. 12 and fig. 13) of which he remarks that ‘the title Mahārāja refers it to the Gupta series, while the addition of the father’s name forms a connecting link with the coins of the Satraps of Saurashtra.’ Mr. Newton reads the name of the king as Rudra or Nanda. I think, however, that it is intended for Skandagupta, the letters being so crowded together that only portions of them could be delineated on the coin. I should have liked to read *Devagupta*, but there is a tail to the second letter on both coins which points to *nd* or *ndra*. Perhaps the name may be Chandragupta III, which would be a natural appellation of Kumāra’s eldest son, as it has always been a Hindu custom to name one child after its grand-father.”¹