The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.194

c22.194

There are a number of fallacies in the above argument. The division of 16 2/3 by 2 3/10 to find out the rise of prices between the two periods is unmathematical; for, the one figure is that of Kaḷanjus, while the other is that of Dīnāras. A Dīnāra of the time of Chandragupta II, during whose time the Sanchi inscription was engraved, was a golden coin, about 125 grains in weight, whereas a Kaḷanju of our period was only about 50 grains in weight. Dr. Pran Nath has himself stated in his book that the weight of a Kaḷanju was only about 57.6 grains.¹²⁶ 16 2/3 Kaḷanjus were thus equal to about 6 2/3 Dīnāras. To ascertain the comparative rise in prices, we shall have to divide 6 2/3 by 2 3/10. If all the other assumptions were correct, the rise in prices would be about 300% only.