Dinar of Emperor Samudragupta of the Gupta Dynasty
Description
Obv: King seated, nimbate, with his right leg folded, to left on a high-backed couch, playing on a lyre or vina (lute) which rests on his knees; beneath couch is a pedestal or footstool inscribed si; circular Brahmi inscription (2) rajadhiraja sri …… draguptah
Rev: Goddess, nimbate, seated to left on a wicker-stool, holding noose in outstretched right hand and cornucopiae in left arm; Brahmi inscription on right, Samudraguptah.
Collection
Numismatics
Artist
NA
Object Type
Coin
Material
Gold
Schools/Culture/Period
Gupta Dynasty
Technique
Die-struck technique
Date
c. 335-375 CE
Location
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Dimension
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