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How foreign elements had influences on Gupta’s coins? Discuss with examples.

  • Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas

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Gupta numismatics is often celebrated as the high point of indigenous Indian coin art, yet its earliest phase was anything but self-contained: the dynasty's gold and silver currency was built directly on templates inherited from the Kushanas, the Western Kshatrapas, and, one step further back, Rome. The interesting historical question is not whether foreign influence…

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  • The Kushana-Roman Legacy in Gold Coinage
  • Indianisation of the Gold Series
  • Western Kshatrapa Influence on the Silver Series
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