A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s1.5
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s1.5
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A temporary revival in the die-cutter's art, obviously based on European models, took place in the reigns of the earlier Gupta kings of the fourth century, whose best efforts are shown in Fig. 7, the Tiger type of Samudra-gupta; Fig. 8, the Archer type of the same king; and Fig. 9, the unique Retreating Lion type of his son and successor, Chandra-gupta II. This last is the best coin ever struck by a native Indian sovereign.¹ Many of the coins of Chandra-gupta II are quite barbarous. After A. D. 400 no Hindu coin is worthy of mention in a history of art.