The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.1
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.1
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The coins of the Archer type vary in size from .8" to .9" and in weight from 110 to 120 grains. Their recorded find-spots are Bharsar (Banaras district), Jaunpur, Bodhagaya and Bayana. There are three coins of this type in the Bayana hoard; the British Museum and the Indian Museum possess four each and the Lucknow Museum and the Ashmolean Museum only one.