What were Gupta gold coins commonly called?

Dinars. Gupta gold coins were called dinars. The standard coin weighed about 8 g.

What was a shreni in ancient India?

An occupational guild. A shreni was an occupational guild. It reached its height in the Gupta period.

Skandagupta. Under Skandagupta, the gold share rose and the coins grew heavier. Vishnugupta's coins held more silver than gold.

Faxian. Faxian visited Pataliputra around 400 CE, in the reign of Chandragupta II.

Alchon Huns. The Alchon Hun invasions damaged Gupta trade with Europe and Central Asia.

The Arab conquest of Egypt in 639-640. The Arab conquest of Egypt, in late 639 or 640, ended about 670 years of Roman trade with the subcontinent.

Kushans. The extensive coinage of the Kushan Empire influenced the Gupta coinage.

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