152 V. A. Smith — Gold Coins of the Tm 2 '>erial Gupta Dynasty. [No. 2, 
The same volume of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 
which contains the description of the Bharsar treasure trove supplies a 
notice of some coins found at Muhammadpur, near the Arunkhali Biver, 
in the Jessore District of Lower Bengal. They are described as being 
“ all of the Gupta kings of Kanauj [iu’c.] and comprise specimens of the 
silver coinage of Chandra Crupta, Kumara Gupta, and Skanda Gupta- 
The metal of these coins is very impure.” The hoard included one gold 
coin weighing 85 grains, which, at that time, Babd RajendrakB Mitra 
believed to be a coin of Sri Gupta, but it is evidently of a date much 
subsequent to Skanda Gupta.* 
Mr. Thomas alludes, with tantalizing brevity, to “ a batch of twenty 
gold coins found at Gopalpur on ‘ the Ghagra River, on the site of the 
old village fort, ten miles west of Barhal ’ in July 1854.” Barhal is in 
the district of Gorakhpur. Seven of these coins “ from the mints of 
Chandra Gupta II ” were submitted to Government, and included a 
specimen of his Archer type. Class I, (d. No particulars are recorded 
concerning the other constituents of the hoard.f General Cunningham 
informs me that a great hoard was found at Allahabad some twenty 
years ago consisting of about 200 of the gold Peacock coins of Kumara 
Gupta. General Cunningham saw a large number of specimens and ob¬ 
tained 230 ssession of four, two of which, namely, one of each variety, are 
still in his cabinet. 
About seven years ago twenty or thirty Gupta gold coins were found 
at Jhusi opposite Allahabad, comprising two specimens of Kumara Gupta’s 
Archer type. Class I var. a ; and eight specimens of. the same king’s 
Peacock type in both varieties. 4 ! 
Recently, thirteen gold coins of the Guptas were found near Hugli, 
the hoard being composed as follows :—■ 
Samudra Gupta — Javelin type . 1 
Chandra Gupta II —Archer ,, Class II . 5 
Kumara Gupta Mahendra — Archer,,.. . 3 
,, ,, „ — Horseman to Right ,, .. . 2 
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Loft . 1 
,, ,, ,, — Lion-Trampler ,, . . 1 
Total... 13 § 
* Note on Three Ancient Coins found at Muhammadpur in the Jessore District, 
by Babu Rajendralal Mitra (J. A. S. B. XXI p. 401 ; PI. XII, figs. 10-12). One of 
these coins belongs to Sasanglca (A. D. 600). Cunningham, Arch. Rep. Ill, p. 138.) 
t J. A. S. B. XXIV (1855), p. 499. 
X From information kindly communicated by Sir E. C. Bayley. 
§ I am indebted to Dr. Hoernle for my knowledge of this hoard, which I 
designate by the name of Hiigli. 
