The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s3.34

c17.s3.34

The medial *ā* is denoted by a line slanting upwards and attached to the top of the letter;¹² in rare cases it is horizontal and separated from the letter; cf. *Kācha* and *rūpākṛiti*.¹³ Medial *i* is denoted by a short curve to left¹⁴ and *ī* by a similar curve to right.¹⁵ The latter, however, is more frequently denoted by a curve opening upwards. The medial *u* is sometimes denoted by a short vertical line as in *pu* and *su*,¹⁶ sometimes by a curve attached to the right limb and opening high upwards as in *gu* and *śu*,¹⁷ and sometimes by a curve opening to right as in *ku*.¹⁸