The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c4.23

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The work discusses a number of complicated and controversial points and perhaps throws new light upon some of them. Attention may be drawn to the controversy connected with the coinage of Chandragupta I, (pp. 28-32), the discussion of the Aśvamedha type of Samudragupta (pp. 61-66), the problem of the identity of Kācha (pp. 78-87), the Chakravikrama (pp. 145-150) and the King and Queen on the Couch type of Chandragupta II (pp. 138-140, 345-8), various new types of Kumāragupta I (Chap. VIII), Garuḍa with outstretched Wings type of Mahendrāditya (pp. 213-5), Trident type and silver-coated coins of the same ruler (pp. 226-8; 233-8), the interpretation of Apratigha (p. 358) etc. in this connection. In the treatment of symbols and metrology (pp. 287-301) it is hoped that much new material will be found.