The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.22

c13.22

*Obv:* King standing to left, having arrow in r. hand and bow in the l. He is sometimes bare-headed, and sometimes he wears a diadem. In some cases he wears a coat and in others he is bare-bodied. The bow is sometimes held at the top with string inside and sometimes at the middle with string outside. There is Garuḍa standard behind the king's right hand. On some coins, *Kumāra* and on on others *Ku*, surmounted by a crescent, is engraved under the left arm of the king. On some coins, *Kumāra* is outside the string to right. On some, however, there is neither *Ku* nor *Kumāra*. Circular legends vary with different types and varieties, as already described above.