The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s7.10
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s7.10
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c16.s7.10
(1) Gold; .8"; 144.7 grains; *B.M.C.*, *G.D.*, Pl. XXIII. 8. *Obv:* King, wearing *dhoti*, necklace, armlets and wristlets standing to l.; hair falls on the neck in tresses; he is holding bow in the l. hand and arrow in the r.; Garuḍa standard in front. Indistinct traces of circular legend. *Rev:* Goddess seated on lotus, facing, profuse hair on the head, holding lotus with long stalk in l. hand and noose in r. Symbol, partly visible. Legend, *Dvādaśādityaḥ*.