The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c19.144

c19.144

We can omit this *ma* as a superfluous letter as on B. M. No. 384 and take the legend to be *Kugupta*, which was intended to be an abbreviation of Kumāragupta. This emperor has abridged his name into the letter *Ku* on one variety of his Archer and Tiger-slayer type; see *ante*, pp. 171-2, 193. The same is seen on some of his copper coins; see *ante*. p. 239. The same might have been done on the present piece.