The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s4.2
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c13.s4.2
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c13.s4.2
The reverse is influenced partly by that of the Tiger-slayer type of Samudragupta and partly by the Horseman type of Kumāragupta I. Goddess is standing on a crocodile as on Samudragupta’s type, but she is feeding a peacock, as on the Horseman type of the present emperor. As she is not seated on a wicker stool, she is naturally seen considerably bent down while feeding the peacock, The presence of the peacock necessitates the removal of the crescent standard, which figured also on the reverse of the Tiger-slayer type of Samudragupta.