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CHRONOLOGY OF GUJARAT
Silver coins : The following hoards of Silver Gupta coins are known to have been found in Gujarat and Saurāșțra area* :(i) Ahmedabad, ( found in 1856 ) 65, Kumāragupta [ JBBRAS, VI (O. S.),
Proceedings, p. XXXIX-XI ; XLV-VI.] (ii) Sāņund, Ahmedabad ( found in 1856 ) Kumāragupta, 1103 along with 283
Valabhi and 9 (?) Western Kshatrapa coins. [JBBRAS, VI (O.S.), LI ;
LXXII.] (iii) Kaccha ( probably found in 1856). 236, Skandagupta (fire-alter type ):
[ JBBRAS, VI ( 0. S.) LXVIII.) (iv) Bhuj, Kumāragupta : number not known, found some time before 1915.
43 of them are in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. ( v ) Bhavanagar, Kumāragupta : number not known, found in 1914-15. 13 of
them are in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. (vi) Vala, Kumāragupta : number not known, found in 1914-15. 5 of them are
in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. (vii) Amreli, about 2000, Kumāragupta, 1936-37. (ARADB, 1936-37, p. 8). (viii) Anand, Dist Kaira, about 200, Kumāragupta (Garuda type ): (Annual
report of the Bombay Secretariat Record Office and its Sub-offices, 1952-53, P.
27.) Here it is wrongly described as peacock type. Gold coins : The Guptas had issued gold coins profusely ; but they are extremely rare in Gujarat and its adjoining area. So far they are known by only one hoard of 9 coins found in the village Kumarkhan in Viramgaon taluka of Ahmedabad District in about 1953. It contained one coin of Samudragupta (Battle axe type ), two coins of Kācagupta and six coins of Candragupta II (Archer type). Since this hoard has no coin of Kumāragupta I and Skandagupta, it shows that the hoard was buried during the reign of Candragupta II and he had his sway over this part of the country.
Coins of the Traikūțakas : The Traikūțakas issued silver coins of the type of the Western Kșatrapas. They bear on the obverse the bust of the king facing right, surrounded by Graeco-Roman characters which are obscure, as on later Western Kşatrapa coins. These coins differ from them in having no date. On the reverse is the three-arched hill, with crescent on the right ( some time seen on the top of the hill) and star on the left and a waivy line below. Legend around these coins is as follows :--
The Mahārājendradattaputra Parama-Vaiśủava Sri Mahārāja Dahrasena on the coins of Daharasena;
Mahārāja Dahrasena (or gana) putra Parama Vaišnava Sri Mahārāja Vyāghrasena (or gana ) on the coins of Vyāghrasena. Only one hoard is known to have been found at Poona in 1908, of these coins;* though stray coins were found from various places and are lying in various Museums.
This note is based on the Bibliography of Hoavds of Coins found in Bombay State, compiled by Sjt. Paramesvari Lal Gupta, 1or a Monograph of the Numismatic Society of India, made so kindly available to the General Editor in advance.
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