The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s2.25
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s2.25
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c17.s2.25
The copper currency apparently follows no definite weight standard. It is not in the least influenced by the Kushāṇa weight standard of the copper currency, nor by the metrology of the Pañchāla or Kauśāmbī or Mathurā coin-types. Some coins weigh 87 grains, some 57, some 49, some 44, some 35, some 25 and some 18 grains. One can hardly detect any denomination scheme in this weight system.