The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s2.10

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c13.s2.10

*Obv:* King nimbate, standing to r. wearing head-dress with crest jewel, necklace, armlets, etc., offering incense on the altar before him by r. hand; l. hand resting on the hilt of the sword hanging below the waist. Garuḍa standard in front of the king. The letter *Ku* under a crescent by the side of the sword. Circular legend, commencing at I, ‘*Gāmavajitya sucharitaiḥ Kumāragupto divaṃ jayati*’ (Pl. XXII. 34), ‘Having conquered the earth, Kumāragupta wins the heaven (also) by his meritorious acts.’ Metre, Upagīti.

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