182 V, A. Smith— Gold Coins of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. [No. 2, 
Perhaps A. A. XVIII, 21, from Kalighat hoard should he placed 
here, but the wt. is not stated. A coin from the Hiigli hoard with un¬ 
certain object on ohv., and a peculiar mon. on rev. may also belong to this 
var., but without knowledge of the wt., it is impossible to decide. Kittoe 
interprets the wheel on the Bharsar coin as the “wheel or discus emblem of 
universal sovereignty,” but I prefer to regard it as a solar emblem ; it 
much resembles the head of Ghatot Kacha’s solar standard. I should 
think that this variety belongs to a late period of Chandra Gupta’s long 
reign, and it may possibly be posthumous. The weight separates it 
sharply from all his other issues, except the next following variety. 
Far. 7 ; as var. )8 , hut wheel is replaced hy crescent. 
Bharsar hoard ; No. 3 of Chandra Gupta ; mon. 8a ; wt. 126; a 
duplicate weighed the same ; coin small; gold 
pale and alloyed ; {J. A. 8. B. XXI, PI. XII, 2.) 
Var. 5 ; Icing to r., how in r. hand, name under r. arm. 
Bharsar hoard; No. 4 of Chandra Gupta ; mon. 8a ; wt 112; 
small coin, gold pale. {J. A. 8. B. XXI, PI. XII, 3.) 
I. 0. , No. 1 ; mon. 8a ; wt. 118'4 ; worn. {Plate III, fig. 5.) 
Var. 6 ; hing to r., how in 1. hand, name under 1. arm. 
I. O., No. 2 ; mon 4c ; wt. 122’3. 
Coin from Bulandshahr ; mon. and wt. not stated (Proc. A. 8. B. 
April, 1879). A coin in the A. S. B. cabinet 
seems to belong to this var., and may be the 
Bulandshahr specimen. 
For the heavy ‘ barbarous ’ coins of Archer type, see Supplement. 
CHANDRA GUPTA II. 
Lancer Type. 
{J. A. S. D. JUZJU, 499, class F; Fev. Catal., class J.) 
Ohv. King on prancing horse, proceeding to r., with lance at 
charge, either helmeted, and without nimbus, or bareheaded 
with curly hair, and nimbus ; sometimes a crescent behind 
his head. 
Legend, as read by Thomas, ifTi? VJT ^ ‘ parama 
bhaga[vato ra]ja Sri Chandra Guptabut in the B. M. 
specimens the 3T and are very doubtful. 
Bev. Goddess, to 1., seated upright on Indian wicker stool {morhd '), 
with fillet in r. and either lotus-flower, or bird-headed sceptre 
in 1. hand. Legend always ‘ the unconquered 
Vikrama,’ or ‘ champion. 
No mon., except in one coin. 
