The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s10: Chhatra Type
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s10
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Chhatra Type
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The Chhatra type was very popular with Chandragupta II, but his son Kumāragupta issued very few coins in it. As a matter of fact none of them were known till the discovery of the Bayana hoard, which contained only two of its specimens.² The type is a close copy of the Chhatra type of Chandragupta II. The obverse legend is not fully preserved; it begins with Jayati mahitalam ‘(The king) conquers the earth..’ The weight standard is that of 127 grains.
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² See Addenda for a third coin of this type.
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We describe the coin illustrated.
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Gold; .8"; 126. 1 grains; B.H., Pl. XXVI. 14.
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Obv: King nimbate standing to l., wearing dhoti, necklace and earrings. Torso and head bare, curly hair hanging down from the latter. R. hand of the king is extended and is offering oblations on an altar, which is off the flan. Behind the king is a dwarf with frizzled hair on the head, standing and holding a parasol by r. hand; his l. hand resting on l. leg raised up. Legend from I, incomplete, *Jayata mahata* (*Jayati mahitalam*) (Pl. XXIII. 42).
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*Rev:* Goddess nimbate standing to l., wearing necklace and bangles, holding a noose in r. hand and a lotus with a long stalk in l., hanging down by her side. Symbol on l. Legend on r. *Śrīmahendrāditya* (Pl. XXIV. 64).
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(Pl. XIII. 15)