The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s8.13

c11.s8.13

There is therefore nothing improbable in the mint-masters having decided to represent the king as the recipient of an invaluable favour from Chakra-purusha, rather than Chakra-dhārin or Vishnu. The legend on the reverse, *Chakravikrama*, should therefore be interpreted as *Chakravat-vikramaḥ*; ‘One whose valour is like that of Chakra, i. e. Chakra-purusha.’ An alternative explanation would be *Chakrāt prāptaḥ vikramaḥ yena saḥ*, ‘One who has derived his valour or invincibility from Chakra or Chakra-purusha himself.’