The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c14.s1.t2.8
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c14.s1.t2.8
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(4) Garuḍa, the reverse device of the Western type, is replaced by Fan-tailed Peacock on the Madhyadeśa coins. If the representation of Garuḍa had a significant reference to the heraldic emblem of the Gupta dynasty, that of Peacock alluded to god Kumāra or Kārtikeya, whose mount was that bird; it was after this deity Kumāragupta, the issuer, was named.