The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.t1.10
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s2.t1.10
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(3) Gold; .9"; 118 grains; *B.M.C., G.D.*, IV. 6. *Obv:* The king is apparently wearing shorts. A crescent above Garuḍa. *Ma* is of the eastern variety. Circular legend on l., *Apratiratho vajitya kshtamava*. (Pl. XX. 16.) Note that the last two letters of *vajyata* on the r. are slightly blurred, but *mava* is fairly distinct. *Rev:* As above, but the cornucopiæ in l. hand is crudely engraved. (Pl. II. 15.)