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Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c18.s3.29

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c18.s3.29

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c18.s3.29

Kadphises I probably coined no gold but only copper. His coinage shows unmistakable influence of Rome.³ He copied the issues of Augustus or those of his immediate successors preferably Claudius (A. D. 41-54),¹ and used the titles *Yavuga* (chief), *Mahārāja*, *Rājātirāja* (the great king, the king of kings) and "*Sachadhrama thita*", "Steadfast in the True Faith" (of the Buddha ?).²