cover image: Archer Type Gold Coin of Skand- Gupta

Archer Type Gold Coin of Skand- Gupta

It is a handmade, archer type gold coin of Skand Gupta. On the obverse side, in the centre, a king is seen standing and holding bow in left and arrow in the right hand and Garuda standing to left. Name of the king, Skanda is written in Brahmi under the right arm. Brahmi legend, 'Parahitakari Raja Jayanti divam Sri kramaditya' (partly visible) is inscribed around. On the reverse side, in the centre, Goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, is seen seated on lotus holding noose in left hand and lotus in the right hand. The monogram is inscribed on the left and Brahmi legend, 'Kramadityah' is inscribed on the right.
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Identifier
54.24/30
Material
Gold
Pages
Dia. 2.2 cm, Wt. 9.1 gm
Published in
India
Type
Numismatics and Epigraphy