170 V. A. Sinitli —Oold Goins of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. [No. 2, 
Marginal legend, as restored by Thomas, is 
^ [or ^], which, after needfnl corrections, is 
rendered ‘ Kacha, having subdued the earth, secures victory 
by excellent deeds ’; but qucere ? Prinsep read 
^ and interpreted ‘ Kacha, son of an excellent man resem¬ 
bling Kama’, ‘ Gha ’—standing for ‘ Ghatot.’ 
Dev. Goddess, standing to 1., holding lotus-flower in r. hand, and 
grasping cornucopia in 1. arm. Legend in r. field distinct 
‘ exterminator of all rajas.’ Mon.^ 
P. E. XXIX, 12 ; mon. 1; wt. not stated ; legend described as be¬ 
ing in tbe “ most unequivocal and well-formed 
Nagari” ; from Tregear collection. 
B. M. Prinsep ; mon. 2 ; wt. 115’2 ; tbe B. M. label may be wrong, 
for Thomas (J. A. 8. B. XXIV, p. 491) ascribes 
mon. 2 to a coin in Preeling collection. {PL I. 
fig- !•) 
A. A. XVIII, 4 ; mon. 4a ; wt. not stated. This figure purports to 
be a copy of P. E. XXIX, 12, but there is some 
mistake, for the mens, differ. Pennons attached 
to shaft of standard. Ohv. marginal legend mis¬ 
read by Wilson. 
B. M., Eden, two specimens ; mon. in both 4a, as in A. A. XVIII, 
4 ; wts. Ill and 115'6 respectively. The latter coin 
is figured in Kecords, autotype PI. fig. 1, and des¬ 
cribed ibid, p. 21, where the wt. is stated to be 116. 
W. T. ; mon. imperfect; wt. 118. * 
A. S. B.; one specimen, no details stated. 
B. ditto , ditto. 
A. C.; three specimens, no details stated. 
Mr. Thomas (/. A. S. B. XXIV, p. 490) notes the existence of a 
specimen in the Stacy collection, and another in the Bush cabinet, both 
with the same mon. as A. A. XVIII, 4. He observes that the letter m 
in the Preeling and Tregear coins is of more ancient form than that in 
the Stacy, Bush, and A. A. specimens, in which latter the form of the 
letter resembles that used in the Gupta lapidary inscriptions. 
The epithet ‘ exterminator of all rajas ’ occurs in the Bhitari Pillar 
inscription. 
A solar standard “ exactly similar ” to that on these gold coins is 
inserted below the middle of the Tusham inscription, which is supposed 
to record the conquest of Ghatot Kacha by the Tushara king Vishnu, but 
* Throughout the series the obv. king and rev. goddess have almost always a 
nimbus round the head, and the rev. margin is generally surrounded by a more or 
less perfect dotted circle. I have not thought it necessary to note these items in 
the detailed descriptions. 
Deferences 
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