200 V. A. Smith— Gold Coins of the Tm^jerial Gupta Dynasty. [No, 2, 
KUMARA GUPTA MAHENDRA (?) 
Archer Type. 
Ohv. and rev. devices nearly the same as in Archer Type, 
class I of catalogue, but execution debased. Rev. legend 
STi Mahendra ’; ^ ‘ Kii ’ under ohv. king’s arm ; 
wt. exceeding 140. 
References 
and 
Remarks. 
Marsden, MLII; 
ditto, MLIII 
B. M., Yeames ; 
,, R. P, K. 
A. C. XVIII, 23 
in B. M.; mon. 8a ; wt. 147*0. 
Hid.; mon. imperfect; wt. 146*5. 
mon, imperfect; wt. 143. 
ditto, do. ; wt, 148*7. (Plate IV, fig. 8.) 
one of tlie Kalighat hoard ; supposed by Cun¬ 
ningham (Arch, Bep. Ill, 137) to be a coin of 
the Kumara Gupta of Magadha mentioned in the 
Aphsar inscription. 
ten specimens, apparently of base metal, and very coarsely 
executed ; av. wt. 148*5 ; the detailed wts. are 
-150*3 ; 150*2 ; 147*8 ; 150*2 ; 150*6 ; 147 
146*8; 146; 149*2; 147*2. 
A. C. ; 2 specimens, no details stated. 
B. M. 
Doubtful. 
SKANDA GUPTA KRAMA'DITYA. 
Archer Type. 
(J. A, S. B. XXIV, 502, class (71; Rev. Catal. class E h.) 
Obverse and reverse nearly the same as in the Archer Type 
of Skanda Gupta already described, but reverse legend is 
‘ Kramadityah,’ or ‘the sun of power,’ and wt. seems 
to exceed 140. 
References 
and 
Remarks. 
P. E. XXIX, 17 ; 
P. E. XXIII, 20; 
P. E. XXIII, 22; 
Marsden MLV ; 
obtained by Cunningham from Gaya ; mon, 8 a 5 
wt. not stated ; king’s body much bent sideways ; 
a curved mark in front of his face, 
given to Prinsep by a lady ; king wears a sort of 
dressing-gown fastened by a sash ; no letter be¬ 
tween his legs ; no crescent under arm; no mon. ; 
some ill-defined marks in right field; wt. not 
stated ; seemingly a rude coin, 
given to Prinsep by Mr, Cracroft; resembles 
XXIII, 20, but the king’s coat is of the usual 
shape ; in both these coins the king stands up¬ 
right ; wt. not stated. 
in B. M. ; closely resembles P. E, XXIII, 22 ; 
crescent between king’s arm and name ; no letter 
between king’s feet; mon. imperfect; wt. (in¬ 
cluding attached ring) 150 ; execution rude. 
