The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c4.19

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We have already explained above the scope and nature of the proposed Corpus Volumes; the present one tries to satisfy that standard. Political history of the dynasty has been but briefly dealt with in the opening chapter, as we have now several authoritative books available on the subject. The second chapter gives a general survey of the Gupta Coinage, discussing also its originality and artistic merit. Chapters III to X describe the coinage of the great Gupta emperors from Chandragupta I to Skandagupta. Chap. XI deals with the coins of the successors of Skandagupta. Silver, Copper and Gold-coated coins of the different rulers are discussed in appropriate places. Symbols, metrology, palaeography and hoards are dealt with in Chap. XII.