The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s10.11

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c11.s10.11

(1) Copper; 85"; 57.5 grains; *B.M.C., G.D.*, Pl. XI. 2. *Obv:* King standing left,² bare-headed, with a dwarf attendant behind him holding state umbrella, decorated with streamers. Attendant blurred; king's figure graceful. *Rev:* In the upper half Garuḍa with human face and hands but with bird's body and outstretched wings, standing facing, wearing bracelets on arms. In the lower half, the legend, *Mahārāja-śrī-Chandraguptaḥ*, (Pl. XXI. 13) partly blurred. (Pl. XVI. 8)

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