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I am dating these gold coins back to 415. The history behind these and other coins is fascinating. On the right side, on a gold dinar, is a statue of the god Kumara riding a peacock, and on the left side is King Kumaragupta himself, son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. They are striking figures indeed, and no more striking figures could have been chosen for these coins. The coins weigh 8.17 gm, which is a little less than a third of an ounce. Their diameters are 19mm, a shade under 3/4 of an inch, which is a wee bit under the size of a dime. Such a large and detailed-looking image on such a small bit of a coin, all presumably made by hand. So, now, the question arises: just who was King Kumaragupta? You all now know who his father was, but who was his mother? Well, she was Queen Dhruvadevi. I must add the following. The names of the rulers of way back then were far more interesting than ours. Which sounds better, I ask you? King Kumaragupta or King Smith? I rest my case even before I get a response. And what did King Kumaragupta do to ensure his name would linger on to, oh, let us say the 21st century?
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