The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s5.10
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s5.10
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(1) Gold; .8"; 144.5 grains; College of Indology, Banaras Hindu University. *Obv:* King, nimbate, standing to l. wearing *dhoti* and ornaments, holding in l. hand bow at the top with string inside, and arrow in right hand. Garuḍa standard behind the r. hand. Below l. arm, *Budha* written perpendicularly, but rather blurred. Circular legend, beginning at I, *Para*. *Rev:* Goddess Lakshmī, nimbate, seated on lotus holding a noose in r. hand and a lotus in l. Symbol on l.; legend on r. blurred, *Śrīvikrama*. (Pl. XV. 9)