The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s6.10

c11.s6.10

Gold; .85"; 112.5 grains; *Pro. A.S.B.*, 1888., Pl. VI. *Obv:* King, nimbate and in tailed long coat and trousers standing to left, offering incense on an altar before him and holding a standard in the r. hand, as on the Standard type of Samudragupta; Garuḍa standard behind the r. hand. Under the l. arm, *Chandra*. Circular legend, commencing at VIII, *Para(?)mabhaga....śri-Chandragupta*. *Rev:* King and the Queen nimbate, sitting on a couch facing each other, king being to r. and queen to l. The r. leg of the king is tucked up and the l. one is hanging down. The queen sits with r. leg hanging down, supporting herself with the r. arm on the corner of the couch, the left one being akimbo. The king is dressed in a *dhoti* reaching upto his knees and the queen in a bodice and *sāri* of the normal type. Both wear bracelets, earrings, head-ornaments, and nacklaces, and the queen having anklets in addition. The king is offering to the queen an object with a curved handle and a thick knob at the top. Possibly it is a *sindūradānī*. Crescent between the two. Legend on the margin behind the queen, *Śri-Vi* and behind the king, *kramaḥ*.