Gupta Empire, Skandagupta, c. 455-467, AV dinar, 9.26 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Archer type. King with halo and long curly shoulder-length hair, wearing tailed tunic over loin cloth and leggings, standing left, holding longbow in left hand, arrow in right, tall and slender Garuda standard at left, Brahmi legend under arm, skanda, circular Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus left, in left quadrant is a treasure vessel with pearls flowing out, no tamgha, Brahmi legend Kramadityah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, variant C. Raven, SkG/group 2
VF, attractive well-centered obverse, crude strike on reverse, possible from a rusty die; a few edge and die cracks, with the longest seen at 2 o'clock.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 5.1.55
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