The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s2.14
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s2.14
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c17.s2.14
Conversely if a dozen coins in a minting operation issuing coins of 127 grains standard were under-weight by half a grain each, the ‘remainder’ coin will be a heavy piece of 133 grains. The rare coins of Chandragupta II, weighing about 133 or 134 grains, are probably to be explained by this assumption.