The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v1.c19.s9.8
The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v1.c19.s9.8
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A few gold coins of the Kuṣāṇ kings have been discovered in Bengal;⁷ but there is nothing to show that they were used as medium of exchange within the province. They might have come by way of trade, along with pilgrims, or in the trail of an invading army. In the territory under the direct rule of the Kuṣāṇ emperors gold was linked up with copper, and it is significant that not a single copper coin, struck by any Kuṣāṇ king, has been discovered in Bengal.