[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957) › c19.18 # The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c19.18 The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c19.18 - **Language:** English ### [c19.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.18) Whether this coin belongs to class I, var. C (Pl. III. 4), which is rather rare, or whether it constitutes a new variety is not clear. The object near the right hand of the goddess on the reverse presents a problem. It may be an ill-executed representation of the usual noose or the neck of a peacock. If it is the latter, it will constitute a new variety, viz. D. No gold coins with peacock on the reverse are, however, known so far earlier than the time of Kumāragupta I. - [Previous: c19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.17) - [Next: c19.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.19) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.18) · Pramāṇa