The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s3.11

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In clsss II the king is trampling upon the lion. In variety A (Pl. XII. 6-8), the legend is ‘Sākshādiva narasimho simhamahendro jayatyaniśam’ (Pl. XXII. 30); ‘Narasimha as it were incarnate, the lion-like Mahendra, is ever victorious.’ The metre is Upagīti. In variety B (Pl. XII. 9-10), the legend begins with Kumāra, but cannot be so far completed. The goddess on the reverse holds a curions garland in the r. hand and a lotus in the left. The symbol of this variety is also peculiar. This variety first came to light in 1925.