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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s3.t1.6

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s3.t1.6

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c11.s3.t1.6

*Obv*: King not nimbate, riding to l. wearing coat and trousers, sash fiying behind him. Legend, beginning at I, Parama, from V, mahārājādhirāja-śri-Chandraguptaḥ; the last letter is between the head of the king and that of the horse on most specimens of this class. *Rev:* Goddess nimbate, seated on wicker-stool to l., noose in r. hand, and lotus in l.; notice the bud and leaves of the lotus stalk. Symbol on l. Legend, Ajitavikrama. (Pl. VII. 11.)