Gupta Empire, Huna kings, Srivikrama-Vikramadityah, c. early-6th century, AV dinar, 8.99 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Archer type, king with stacked, delicate curls , wasp waist, and stiff stance to front, standing left, wearing tailed tunic over pleated loin cloth, holding longbow in left hand, arrow in right, standard with Garuda with halo at left, the circular legend starts with parahitakari, 'the benefator of others', but the rest is not on the flan. Reverse: nimbate Lakshmi seated facing with legs folded flat on lotus seat, holding double-coiled diadem and long-stemmed lotus left, tamgha to left, Brahmi legend off the flan srivikrama-, part dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE, p. 474. Raven, SRV/group 1.
VF, a die crack extends from the edge to the king's waist
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.5.02
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