The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s3.19
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s3.19
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c16.s3.19
The coinage of Narasimhagupta is confined to the Archer type only. It can be divided into two classes, class I where the metal is relatively purer and there is a circular legend on the obverse, and class II, where the metal is base, the execution crude and the circular legend non-existing. Both the varieties have the letter *gre* or *gu* between the feet. The gold in the *B.M.C.* coin No. 560 of class I was found to be 79% and that in the *B.M.C.* coin No. 565 of class II 54%.