Gupta Empire, Skandagupta, c. 455-467, AV dinar, 9.22 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Archer type. King with halo and curly shoulder-length hair, wearing necklace and tunic with long tails over loin cloth and thin sash tied on waist, standing left, holding longbow in left hand, arrow in right, tall and slender Garuda standard at left with part of a rim diadem, Brahmi legend under arm, skanda, circular Brahmi legend around, parahitakārī rāja ja… t(i) divaṃ śrī kramādityaḥ as read by Pankaj Tandon (the noble King, Kramaditya, benefactor of others, wins heaven). Reverse: Lakshmi with halo seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus left, tamgha to left, Brahmi legend on reverse Kramadityah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, variant A, 1. Raven, SkG/group 6.
EF+, a most attractive coin with a sharp, elegant and harmonious obverse, well-defined details, lustrous; a slight edge crack at 3 o'clock.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 3.5.05
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