The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s3.40

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c13.s3.40

(8) Gold; .8"; 125.6 grains; *B.H.* Pl. XXIX. 10. *Obv:* King to r. trampling upon lion by l. foot; arrow on the bow distinctly visible. Tense action noticeable in king's body. Legend at I, *Kumāra*, blurred. *Rev:* Goddess seated on lion couchant to r., holding a peculiar garland in r. hand and lotus in l., resting on thigh. Can the garland be one of sculls (*muṇḍamālā*) ? Symbol on l.; legend, *Siṁhamahendraḥ*, blurred. (Pl. XII. 9)

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