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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c18.s9.13

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c18.s9.13

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c18.s9.13

(1) Gold; .85"; 86.5 grains; *B.M.C., G.D.*, Pl.XXIV. 17. *Obv:* Within a border of thick dots, king standing to l., holding bow in l. hand and arrow in r.; a horse below the l. arm. A standard behind the r. hand, its top being indistinct. *Śra* in front of the king's face. *Rev:* Within border of thick dots, eight armed Goddess standing to r. In the first r. hand held up in her front, there is some object, perhaps a fruit. On the r., traces of what looks like a degraded legend. (Pl. XIXB. 1)