The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s5.1

c9.s5.1

The Tiger-slayer type is one of the rarest types of Samudragupta, only six coins having been found so far. Two of them were found in the Bayana hoard; the findspots of others are not known. Their size is .85" and their weight varies from 117 to 111 grains. The British Museum and the Lucknow Museum have two and one coins respectively of this type; Hoey’s collection had one specimen. The coin giving the lowest weight is, however, worn out. The average weight of good specimens is 115 grains.