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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c18.s8.10

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c18.s8.10

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c18.s8.10

(1) Gold; .8"; 131.8 grains; *B.M.C., G.D.*, Pl. XXIV. 6. *Obv:* King, nimbate, standing to l., holding bow in l. hand and arrow in r. Chakra-standard behind the king's r. hand. Legend *Jaya* under the king's left arm. No traces of any circular legend. *Rev:* Goddess Lakshmī, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding lotus in l. hand and fillet in r. hand outstretched; faint traces of an elephant on l. sprinkling the goddess. Legend on r. *Śra(i)prakāṇḍayaśa*. (Pl. XIXA. 11)