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# The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.136

The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.136

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### [c29.136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c29.136)

³ The earlier Gupta coins, like the Kushān, are Roman \*aurei\* in weight and to some extent in design. The later pieces are Hindu \*suvarṇas\*, intended to weigh about 146 grains (9½ grammes) each, and are coarse in device and execution.

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