The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c7.s1.19

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On the reverse of the gold coins of Chandragupta II, there is usually the seated goddess. In the vast majority of cases she is seated on a lotus; in a few cases, however, she continues to occupy the high-backed throne as on the Kushāṇa prototype. On the Horseman type, however, (Pl. VIII. 1-5) she is usually seated on a wicker stool as on the couch type of his father. On the Chhatra type she is sometimes standing to front and sometimes to left, and sometimes walking in the same direction (Pl. VIII. 6-15). On the Lion-slayer type, she is seated on a lion (Pl. VI).