The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s3.9

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c9.s3.9

*Obv:* King standing l. or r., nimbate, dressed as in the Standard type, but usually with sword at the belt; r. hand rests on the waist, l. hand holds a *paraśu* (battle-axe); on l. or r. a dwarf attendant, standing before the king and looking up to him; crescent-topped banner between the two, with a dot within the crescent in some cases. Legend, commencing at I or VII; *Kṛitāntaparaśur-jayatyajitarājajetajitaḥ*. (Pl. XX. 7.) ‘Wielding the battle-axe of Kṛitānta, the unconquered conqueror of (till then) unconquered kings, is victorious.’ Metre, Pṛithvi.

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