The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c17.s4.28

c17.s4.28

10. The Mithathal hoard¹ was found in 1915 in the Hissar district of the Punjab. It consisted both of the coins of the Guptas and of the later Kushāṇas. Unfortunately its contents could not be properly noted. It contained 86 coins, of which 26 were melted down. Of the remaining, 33 were the issues of Samudragupta and 27 of the later Kushāṇas. Among the former was a rare coin of the Battle-axe type, showing the king on the left and the attendant on the right.