188 V. A. Smith— Gold Coins of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. [Ko. 
Legend ‘ Vikramaditya,’ sometimes spelled with 
two Is. Monogram sometimes wanting. 
Meferences 
and 
UemarJcs. 
P. E. Vol. I, 372, PI. XXX, 7; from Tregear coll., and at that time 
unique; no altar on ohv. ; one h in rev. legend; 
no mon.; wt. not stated. 
A. A. XVIII, 1 ; from E. I. 0. coll, but not now in I. 0. ; no obv. 
altar ; no flower in 1. hand of rev. goddess, but a 
knobbed staff behind her; double h in rev. 
legend ; no mon.; wt. not stated j more Indian 
in style than Prinsep’s coin. 
B. M., EdenXo. 1; ohv. altar partly visible, with incense falling 
on it; rev. in flne condition; open lotus-flower 
in goddess’ left hand; no staff between her and 
legend, which has only one h ; mon. apparently 
8 b ; wt. 119'3. {Plate III, jig. 8.) 
ditto, ditto, Xo. 2 ; poorer specimen ; umbrella cut away j mon. im¬ 
perfect ; wt. 117'5. 
B. ; three specimens. 
Freeling No. 1 ; ohv. altar ; rev. goddess holds flower in left hand ? 
mon. No. 159 A. A., viz. Ba; two M in rev. 
legend ; wt. 121. {J. A. S. B. XXIV, 492.) 
ihid, No. 2 ; rev. goddess full front, with transparent dra¬ 
pery ; mon. resembling that of Ghatot Kacha’s 
coin, P. E. XXIX, 12, but with double crossbar ; 
one h in rev. legend ; wt. 121. {ihid, class 2 B.) 
These coins are ascribed by Thomas to Chandra Gnpta I, and are so 
classed in B. M., but are ascribed by Cunningham to Chandra Gnpta IT, 
and in this attribution the late Sir E. C. Bayley concurred. The design 
of the rev. rather favours the former supposition, but the king’s curly hair, 
and the obv. legend, which is nearly identical with that on Kumara’s 
unique Swordsman coin, are in favour of the latter. The reduplication of 
the I in the rev. legend of some of the coins in question is also found in 
Chandra Gupta II’s Archer coins. The average weight is consistent 
with the attribution of these coins to either prince. Considering the 
fact that Chandra Gupta II in his silver coins used the titles Yikramah- 
ka and Vikramarka as well as Vikramaditya, I have no doubt that these 
gold coins with the title of Vikramaditya should be referred to him. 
This title is also found on one of the heavy coins of barbarous execution, 
bearing the name of Chandra, which is described in the Supplement. 
Mr. Theobald has a large copper coin (a duplicate of P. E. XXX, II) 
with legend ‘ Maharaja Sri Chandra Gupta,’ the obverse of which seems 
to be a rude imitation of these gold coins ; wt. 71. Gen. Cunningham 
compares the ohv. device with a sculpture, apparently of Gupta age, at 
Bhitari in the Ghtizipur district. {Arch. Bep. p. 99.) 
