Gupta Age Coins
- The Gupta coins were mainly made of gold, although they issued silver and copper coins too.
- On one side of these coins, the king can be found standing and making oblations before an altar, playing the veena, performing ashvamedha, riding a horse or an elephant, slaying a lion or a tiger or a rhinocerous with a sword or bow, or sitting on a couch.
- On the other side was the Goddess Lakshmi seated on a throne or a lotus seal, or the figure of the queen herself.
- The inscriptions on the coins were all in Sanskrit (Brahmi script) for the first time in the history of coins.
Vardhanas Coins
- The silver coins of the Vardhanas had on one side the head of the king and on the other side, the figure of a peacock.
