The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.7
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.7
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In class I, we can distinguish two varieties based on the difference in the legend. In var. A, the legend reads *Apratiratho vijitya kṣitiṃ sucaritair divaṃ jayati* (Pl. XX. 9). In var. B the word [*m*]avaniśo (Pl. XX. 10.) supplants the word *sucaritaiḥ*. The reading *mavaniśo* is, however, conjectural. only its first two letters are visible and their reading is not distinct on the photographs published as yet. Only two coins of this variety are known so far.