[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) › c19.29 # The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c19.29 The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c19.29 - **Language:** English ### [c19.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.29) (1) The weight of the coin, when clipped, is 136 grains. Originally it must have been about 144 grains. This weight standard was unknown in the reign of Samudragupta I and became common only with the advent of Skandagupta. - [Previous: c19.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.28) - [Next: c19.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.30) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.altekar-1957.c19.29) · Pramāṇa