198 V. A. Smith— Gold Coins of the Im^jerial Gupta Dynasty. [No. 2, 
arm, legible ; rev. legend fairly distinct; no fur¬ 
ther particulars stated. {Proc. A. 8. B. Feh. 1881.) 
K I. 0. ; wt. 126'1; ohv. legend very imperfect. {Plate IV, fig. 3.) 
It is to be hoped that some more perfect example of this rare type 
may be published, so as to throw light on the obverse legend. If 
Wilson’s conjectural reading of ‘ Yikrama Sinha ’ on the Swiney coin 
should be confirmed, the use of the title ‘ Yikrama ’ both by Kumara 
Gupta and his father would be proved. 
SKANDA GUPTA. 
Archer Type. 
(J. A. S. JB. XAJF, 502, class 01; Dev. Catal. class D h.) 
Ohv. King, standing to 1., wearing tailed coat, hair curly ; 1. arm 
resting on bow ; r. hand extended across bird-standard, and 
holding arrow ; under 1. arm ^ ‘ Skanda.’ Marginal legend 
very imperfect, and not deciphered. 
Rev. Goddess, seated cross-legged on lotus-seat, holding fillet 
in right, and flower in 1. hand. Legend ^ ‘ Shi 
Skanda Gupta.’ Monogram. 
References 
and 
Remarhs. 
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P. E. XXIX, 18; Cunningham coll., dug up at a village four ^os 
(8 miles) from Ghazipur; mon. 3a; wt. not 
stated. 
P. E. XXX, 10 ; Tregear coll.; mon. apparently same as in XXIX, 
18 ; wt. not stated. ' 
No. 1 of Skanda from Bharsar hoard ; mon. Zb ; wt. 129‘25 ; two 
duplicates weighed 125 each. 
No. 2 ditto, ditto ; mon. either 3b or 4c ; wt. 129-25 ; “ a very 
perfect specimen ; gold indifferent.” 
No. 3 ditto, ditto ; a smaller coin ; mon. as in No. 2 ; wt. 130 ; a 
duplicate weighed the same. {J. A. 8. B. XXI, 
398—400.) 
I. 0., No. 1; mon. imperfect; wt. 129-5. 
ditto, „ 2; mon. 8a; wt. 132-5 ; in ohv. legend the letters 
... ‘ jatama ... ’ legible. {Plate IV. fig. 4.) 
Coin from Mahanada ; mon. and wt. not stated. {Proc. A. 8. B. May 
1882, p. 91.) 
A. G.; in ohv. legend oWcf ‘ jamata ’ seems legible ; a 
letter between king’s feet; mon. 3a ; wt. 132-3 ; 
reverse poorly executed, from Oudh. 
B. M. Brind ; rev. legend imperfect, but the weight induces me 
to place the coin here ; mon. 3b ; wt. 130-1. 
For ‘ barbarous ’ coins of Archer type see Supplement. 
