The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s1.6

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In variety C (Pl. X. 14-15; XI. 1), the horse faces right and has a different type of saddle-ornamentation. The king carries no arms and the circular legend is *Kṣitipatirajito vijayī Kumāragupto*¹ *divaṃ jayati*; (Pl. XXII. 25); 'The unconquered and victorious king Kumāragupta, wins the heaven.' The metre is Upagīti. The reverse is exactly like that of variety B. Sometimes however (Pl. X. 15), the folds of the noose appear like the neck of the peacock in class II, especially when only its upper part is preserved on the flan. In one case (Pl. XI. 1) the goddess on the reverse seems to be holding no noose in her right hand. We are, however, not certain as to whether the legend on this coin is the same as the one noted above; for it is blurred. It is also unlikely that the noose has been beaten out by a subsequent hammering on the reverse. This coin has also a symbol. Most likely, if more specimens are found of this type, they will be found to be constituting a variety distinct from variety C.