The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c18.s8.13

c18.s8.13

In the Nālandā excavation of 1935-36, a clay mould was discovered, showing the motif of the obverse of the coins of Jaya(nāga). The external diameter of the mould is 1 1/8" and the internal diameter is .75". The name of the king is written under the left arm as Jaya; the *ya* is bipartite as on the coins of this ruler. The figure of the king is similar to that on Pl. XIXA. 11. In front of the king we have the *Chakradhvaja* and not *Garudadhvaja*. The form of *ya* and the presence of *Chakradhvaja* make it almost certain that the king Jaya(nāga) of the coins is identical with Jaya(nāga) of the clay mould. Unfortunately the mould of the reverse has not been found and so we do not know whether the king had the *biruda* of *Prakāndayaśah*.