Catalogue of the Gupta gold coins in the Bayana hoard

Anant Sadashiv Altekar

Numismatic Society of India, 1954 - Antiques & Collectibles - 397 pages

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Contents

• Standard type var B as above but with a crescent on obv: 23
• Preface: 27
• COINAGE AND COIN TYPES: 30
• Abbreviations and Transliteration Scheme: 35
• Chandragupta: i
• iv ARCHER TYPE: iv
• HISTORY OF THE GUPTA DYNASTY: x
• 36: xvi
• 4849: xxiv
• 6061: xxx
• Six coins in the hoard: lxviii
• Problem of identity of Kacha: lxxiv
• Its two classes: lxxviii
• Not issued by Chandragupta I: lxxxv
• Its three varieties: xcv
• ii SWORDSMAN TYPE: xcvi
• 2089: civ
• SYMBOLS: cxxxi
• COSTUME FURNITURE AND WEAPONS: cli
• ADDENDUM: clvii
• First Hindu king to issue gold coinage: 4
• Samudragupta: 5
• A svamedha type: 38
• Battleaxe type var A with Samudra under l arm: 49
• Standard type var A legend beginning from I and Samudra: 50
• var B small size and inartistic fabric with sym: 58
• Chandragupta II: 68
• Lotus reverse: 77
• His six cointypes: 95
• Introduction of metrical legends: 101
• High artistic merit of this type: 109
• Correct reading of the legend: 115
• Class II var C king as in var A but with sword: 155
• king to left: 165
• Horseman type class II king to right without any weapons: 173
• Variety with legend rupdkriti not: 181
• XVI: 186
• Lioncombatant: 192
• Principles of classification: 196
• var B king to l and lion on: 199
• Lionslayer type class III Lionretreating: 205
• xix: 211
• Archer type class II var B with the legend jayati mahi: 228
• Coins of Ghatotkacha no coins of Puru: 229
• Copper coins of Chandragupta II: 236
• Horsemantype class I goddess alone on rev: 241
• Samudraguptas coins of abnormally: 242
• xxiii: 248
• xxxiv: 255
• Kartikeya type var A Kartikeya three fourths to left: 273
• Tigerslayer type var B without Kit in the field: 282
• xxviii: 285
• Elephantrider and Lionslayer type: 294
• Lyrist type: 302
• SKANDAGUPTA KRAMADITYA: 308
• the hoard xci: 309
• Ancient imitations of Gupta coins: 314
• Description of the costume figures: 315
• Appendix I Bibliography: 323
• Appendix II Known distribution of the hoard coins: 325
• Appendix III Genealogical and Chronological Table of Gupta kings: 334
• Appendix IV Index to Types and Motifs: 335
• Appendix V Index to Symbols: 345
• Appendix VI General Index: 351
• Appendix VII Conversion of inches and grains into cen timetres and grammes 359: 359
• v Chhatra type: 361
• xxxv1t: 421

Bibliographic information

• Title: Catalogue of the Gupta gold coins in the Bayana hoard
• Author: Anant Sadashiv Altekar
• Publisher: Numismatic Society of India, 1954
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jan 23, 2007
• Length: 397 pages
• Subjects: Antiques & Collectibles / Coins, Currency & Medals; Coin hoards; Coins; Coins, Indic; Gold coins; Numismatics