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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s5.15

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s5.15

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c9.s5.15

*Rev:* Goddess Gaṅgā standing on a *makara* (elephant-headed fish) wearing a *sārī* and close-fitting bodice, earrings, necklace, armlets and anklets on her person; full-blown lotus in l. hand, r. hand outstretched and empty; on the l. crescent-topped banner with fillets; border of dots. No symbol. Legend, as above, or *Rājā Samudraguptaḥ*. ‘King Samudragupta.’¹ (Pl. XXIII. 48.)