The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c6.22

c6.22

Kumāragupta’s reign was on the whole peaceful down to c. 450 A. D. The tranquility and prosperity of his empire is reflected in his coinage, which is noteworthy for its remarkable originality, artistic merit and the poetic excellence of its legends. He issued as many as fourteen types of gold coins and some of them like the Horseman, the Kārtikeya, the Rhinoceros-slayer and the Elephant-rider-Lion-slayer types, will rank among the best specimens of the numismatic art of ancient India.1