The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c21.12

c21.12

Elephant-rider lion-slayer type of Kumāragupta I, 195-7. Fan-tailed peacock on silver coins, 229-32; 318; 322; 323; 339. Gaṅgā standing to l. on *makara*, holding lotus in l. hand and stretching out the r. which is empty, 72. —— standing on *makara*, left hand empty, r. hand pointing out to some object, a female attendant holding an umbrella over her, 198-200. Garuḍa with outstretched wings, 153-4; 213. —— with human hands, 156. —— without human hands, 151; 156; 158-60. —— on *repousse* coins, 215. —— on silver coins, 220; 251-2. —— standing facing on Jayagupta's coins, 323. Garuḍadhvaja on the Standrad type of Samudragupta, 47. —— on the coins of Kācha, var. B, 89. —— on the Archer type of Chandragupta II, all varieties, 93 ff. —— on the Archer type of Kumāragupta I, all varieties 169 ff. —— On the *Apratigha* type of Kumāragupta I, 208. —— on the Archer and the King-and-Queen types of Skandagupta, 243; 246. —— on the Archer type of Ghaṭotkacha, 264. —— ” ” ” Kumāragupta II, 270. —— ” ” ” Budhagupta, 273. —— ” ” ” Viṣṇugupta, 277. —— ” ” ” Vainyagupta, 280. —— ” ” ” Jayagupta, 282. —— on later imitations, 336. Ghaṭotkacha, standing l. and holding bow and arrow, 264, weight of his coins, 354. Goddess seated on wicker stool to l. with noose in r. hand and lotus in l., 123-4; 179. —— seated as above with noose in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. 26-7; noose appearing as peacock's neck, 179.