The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c7.s1.4

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Bailey had no doubt suggested that some coins of the Indo-Scythian style in his possession may possibly have been issued by Chandragupta I. These coins, however, have not been illustrated and Bailey himself was doubtful about the reading of the legend under the arm as Chandra. The British Museum has two similar coins, which in addition to the disputed legend under the arm, have the legend outside the standard as well. One of these coins has been illustrated in J. A. S. B., 1884, Pl. III. 6. A similar coin has been published by Cunningham, which we reproduce in Pl. I. 5. It will be clear from this specimen that the legend in question is really Bhadra, but that it can be easily mistaken for Chandra. Since Bailey himself was doubtful about the reading of the legend, and since other coins of the type show that it is really Bhadra, there is no evidence to show that Chandragupta had really issued any coins of the Standard type.