The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s7.28
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s7.28
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Gold; .8"; weight not recorded; C.L.I.S., Pl. II. 12. Obv: King with coat, trousers and peaked cap standing to 1. and offering oblations on an alter. Triśūla in his front. Under the arm, Bhadra, but as the serif of dra touches both the lower limbs of bha, the letter looks like cha, the legend appearing as Chandra. Outside the Standard Shilada, but the lower letter looks like pta as taken by Smith and the upper one like shaka as supposed by Rodgers. Rev: Goddess seated on throne, legend illegible. (Pl. I. 5)