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THE SHIVLEE COLLECTION

GUPTA DYNASTY HISTORY

CHANDRAGUPTA I COINS

Standard (Sceptre) Type

King&Queen on Couch Type

SAMUDRAGUPTA COINS

Standard (Sceptre)

Archer Type Coins

Tiger Slayer Type Coins

Battle Axe Type Coins

King and Queen Type Coins

Asvamedha Type Coins

Lyrist Type Coins

KACHAGUPTA

KACHAGUPTA GOLD COINS

RAMAGUPTA COINS

COPPER COINS

ASVAMEDHA COPPER COIN

CHANDRAGUPTA II COINS

CII ARCHER HALF DINARS

CII ARCHER CLASS I COINS

CII ARCHER CLASS II COINS

CII CHATTRA TYPE COINS

CII HORSEMAN TYPE COINS

CII KING & QUEEN TYPE

CII COUCH TYPE

CII LION SLAYER COINS

SILVER COINS

COPPER & LEAD COINS

KUMARAGUPTA I

K1 ARCHER TYPE COINS

K1 HORSEMAN TYPE COINS

K1 CHATTRA TYPE COINS

K1 KARTIKEYA TYPE COINS

K1 TIGER SLAYER COINS

K1 LION SLAYER COINS

K1 ELEPHANT RIDER COINS

K1 GARUDA TYPE COINS

K1 Silver Coins

K1 Copper Coins

K1 Lead Coins

SKANDAGUPTA

SKANDA KING & LAKSHMI

SKANDA ARCHER COINS

SKANDA Silver Coins

SKANDA Lead Coins

PURUGUPTA COINS

PRAKASADITYA COINS

CHANDRAGUPTA III

NARASIMHAGUPTA BALADITYA

KUMARAGUPTA II COINS

VISHNUGUPTA

BUDDHAGUPTA COINS

BUDDHAGUPTA ARCHER TYPE

BUDDHAGUPTA SILVER COINS

JAYAGUPTA COINS

SAMACHAR DEVA GUPTA

POST-GUPTA COINAGE

RESEARCH:

RESEARCH: BRAHMI SCRIPT

National Museum - GUPTA

Images -Gupta Nat Musm

National Museum - MUGHALS

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Scholarships & Grants

Visitor Comments & Notes

Gupta Era Brahmi Script

A useful guide to deciphering the brahmi script is provided below.   While trying to read the Brahmi Script, it is important to understand that the script was evloving over the course of the Gupta era.   In addition, the script was a free form script and the style of letters used in the Eastern region or Mints varied slightly from the letters used in the Western regions in India.


BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
 
   
 
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A comprehensive collection of rare gold coins from the Gupta Empire of India.