The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c22.50

c22.50

Metrology of Gupta coinage, 293; not rigidly fixed, 294-5; Roman *aureus* weight adopted by the Kushāṇas, 295; not that of the *Suvarṇa*, 295; weight standard of 121, 124 and 127 grains; 295-6; coins of Chandragupta I follow 121 grains standard, 299; abnormally low weights explained, 296; metrology of the *Aśvamedha* and Standard types of Samudragupta, 299; coins of Chandragupta II issued to three weight standards, 299; 127 grains, the prevailing standard of Kumāragupta I, 299; his varieties have usually definite weight standards, 300; metrology of later Gupta kings follows the *Suvarṇa* standard, 300; alloy in Gupta coinage, 240; 295; coins known as Dīnāras, 300; half-Dīnāra, 300; metrology of silver and copper coins, 301.