The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s4.9

c16.s4.9

The coins of Kumāragupta II are all in gold only and confined to the Archer type. The type shows no variations in the manner of holding the bow. Classes however can be distinguished by the presence or absence of the letters between the king's feet. Coins of class I have no letters between the king's feet and have an alloy of 29% only; the circular legend is mostly off and the reverse legend is *Kramāditya* only and not *Śrī-Kramāditya*. Coins of class II have letters between the feet and have 46% alloy. Such traces of the circular legend as remain show that it was intended to be *Mahārājādhirāja-śrī-* *Kumāragupta-Kramādityaḥ* (Pl. XXVI. 19). The reverse legend is *Śrī-Kramāditya* and not merely *Kramāditya*. The variety A shows the letter *go*¹ between the feet and the variety B, *jā* or *jo*. These letters must obviously have had a significance, but unfortunately we cannot yet make it out. Probably they are the initials of local governors.