The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c4.20

c4.20

A number of the rulers of the 6th and 7th centuries imitated the Gupta types and motifs, though most probably they were not scions of the Gupta dynasty. It was felt that it would be conveneint to discuss their coinage in this volume and it has been done in Appendix I, which deals with the coins of Bhīmarāja, Harigupta, Harikānta (?), Jayagupta, Virasena, Samāchāradeva, Śaśāṅka, Jayanāga and ancient imitations of Gupta gold coins. The Appendix II discusses new types that had come to light during the long period during the book was in the press. It also corrects some inaccurate or wrong statements in the book.