The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s12.5

c13.s12.5

*Obv*: King, nimbate, wearing earrings, necklace and armlets, sitting on a straight-backed couch (*paryaṅkikā*), two sides of whose back are clearly visible; r. leg folded on the couch; l. leg over the r. one and hanging below. Fingers of the king's r. hand are playing over a four stringed lute placed on the lap; the l. hand is over the lute, its fingers gesticulating appreciation. Legend beginning at I, *Mahārājādhirāja-śrī-Kumāragupta(ḥ)*. Letters *Kumāra* are under the couch and *gupta* at XI. The first letter is just behind the king's head above the back of the couch.