The Age of the Imperial Guptas c10.119

c10.119

The reign of Kumāragupta I is remarkable for the issue of a separate silver coinage for circulation in Central India. Though the type is the same as the Western Indian coinage there are slight variation. On the obverse we can see the bust of the king with the date in Brāhmi numerals but there are no traces of the degenerate Greek legend. On the reverse we find the peacock in the place of the Garuḍa. Allan distinguishes four varieties in this class. The reverse legend is also characteristic of Northern Indian Gold coinage:—*Vijit-āvanir-avanipatiḥ Kumāragupto divaṃ jayati*. This legend is only slightly varied in the fourth variety by having *divi* in the place of *divaṃ*.¹