The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s8.16

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A few rulers like Bhīmasena Harigupta, Virasena, Jaya-(nāga), Samāchāradeva, Śaśāṅka, etc., who flourished during the period, c. 525 to 650 A.D., issued gold, silver and copper coins in imitation of some of the Gupta types. There is no evidence to show that they belonged to the Imperial Gupta House; nor do we know their dynastic affiliations. It is possible that subsequent discoveries may show that a few of them belonged to some of the collateral branches of the Imperial Guptas. It will be therefore most convenient to discuss the coinage of these rulers in Appendix I of this work.