The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c7.s1.29

c7.s1.29

Most of the successors of Skandagupta confined themselves to a single type, viz, the Archer type. Such is the case with Budhagupta, Narasiṃhagupta, Kumāragupta II, Viṣṇugupta and Vainyagupta. The coins of all these rulers are in base gold, though they weigh about 144 grains. Only Prakāśāditya among the later Gupta rulers issued *suvarṇa* standard coins in pure gold. The type he had selected was the Horseman-Lion-slayer type.