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The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s6.15

The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s6.15

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c9.s6.15

*Obv:* King nimbate, seated cross-legged to l. wearing waist-cloth pearl-bordered cap (in some cases), necklace, earrings and armlets, on a couch with high and cushioned back, playing lute (vīṇā) resting on his lap; a pedestal beneath the couch inscribed with si in variety A only. Legend (beginning at XII) Mahārājādhirāja-śrī-Samudraguptaḥ, (Pl. XX. 1.) Samudragupta, overlord of kings.