The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s1.26

c9.s1.26

*Obv:* King standing l., nimbate, wearing earrings, necklace, armlets, close-fitting cap, coat and trousers. The coat is tailed and often shows several ornamental buttons. He is holding standard in l. hand and offering incense with the r. hand on an altar at his feet, behind which there is a standard decorated with fillet and surmounted by Garuḍa facing. Beneath king's l. arm, written vertically, *Samudra*; outside the standard, *gupta*, on some coins. Circular legend; *Samara-śata-vitata-vijayo jita-ripurajito* divaṃ jayati; (Pl. XX. 3.) ‘The invincible (king) who had won victories on a hundred battle fields and conquered the enemies, wins the heaven.’ Metre; Upagīti.