The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s4.32

c9.s4.32

*Obv:* Uncaparisoned horse, in some cases with a strap on the neck, to l. before the sacrificial post (*yūpa*) adorned with a pedestal; penon flies over the horse from the top of the post. The mane of the horse is sometimes plaited, and there is a string of beads and a crescent above the back in some cases. Beneath the horse is the letter *si*, and below also a pedestal in some rare cases. Circular legend, commencing at XII, IX or VI, *Rājādhirājaḥ pṛthivīmavitvā* (or *vijitya*) *divaṃ jayatyāhṛta-vājimedhaḥ*, (Pl. XX. 4-5). ‘The king of kings, who had performed the Vājimedha (Aśvamedha) sacrifice, wins heaven after protecting (or conquering) the earth. Metre, Upajāti.