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6 Arthaśāstra, II, 12, 24, according to Kauṭilya, a rūpadarśaka or coin-examiner should test the purity of hiraṇya (ibid, II,5). The term hiraṇya generally means “gold” or “gold coin” it may, however, also refer to coin in general.