The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c21.6

c21.6

Archer type of Budhagupta, mistaken for that of Purugupta, 275; coins described, 277; coins without *Budha* under arm, 278. —— type of Chandragupta II; distribution in museums 91; most popular, 91; genearl description, 92-3; five varieties of class I, 93-5; sixteen varieties of class II, 96-9; cions illustrated 88-105; with heavy weight, 104; with *Chandragupta* on reverse, 101; with *Chandra* under r. arm, 102; without arrow, 102; *Chandra* between the bow and the bow-string, 103; without *Chandra* under arm, 103; with *gupta* written outside the arrow, 104; on gold-coated copper coins, 341. —— type of Ghaṭotkacha, 164-6. —— type of Jayanāga, 332; his identity, 330-1. —— type of Kumāragupta I, 168-9; classes I-IV, 170-4; in copper, 237. —— type of Kumāragupta II, 273. —— type of Kumāragupta III, 274-5. —— type of Narasiṃhagupta I, 270. —— type of Narasiṃhagupta II, 271. —— type of Pṛthuvīra, 335-7. —— type of Samāchāradeva, 327. —— type of Samudragupta, 54; coins of thi s type in Bharsar hoard, 54; coins in different museums, 63; general description and classes, 55-6. —— type of Samudragupta II (?), 340-341. —— type of Skandagupta, lighter and heavier varieties, 243-4. —— type of Vainyagupta, 281. —— type of Viṣṇugupta, 280. —— type, rude and later imitations of, 333-6.