M l a ct i c. “ u s e u m C meg w t h e; Catalo gue o f the Co in s in the I n dian M useum Calcutta In cluding the Cabinet of the Asiatic S ociety of B engal Volume I Part I : The Early F oreign Dynasties and the Guptas By Vin n ce t A . Smith M . A . I C Re , . S. td. Published for the Trustees of the Indian Museum O xfor d At the Clarendon Pre ss 1 9 06 RY FR D HE OW E M . A. 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