The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s2.3
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s2.3
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c11.s2.3
¹ Lion-hunter type may perhaps be a better designation, but the name Lion-slayer is now in long vogue and has therefore been retained. The main idea of course was to represent the king as attacking and slaying the lion; hence Lion-slayer also is not quite an unsuitable phrase.