Kumargupta horse rider type gold dinar




Gupta Dynasty, Kumaragupta I (Mahendraditya), Gold Dinar, Horseman - right Type. Obv: king without nimbus riding horse to right, bare headed wearing necklace, armlets & waist-band some-times flying behind, carrying no weapons, circular brahmi legend "PritivitalambarasasiKumaraguptojayatyajitah", the first two letters of the legend are between the head of the king & the horse, Rev: goddess lakshmi seated left on a wicker stool holding lotus with a long stalk with leaves & buds in the right hand, left hand resting on waist, brahmilegend"ajitamahendra"in the right field, 7.82g, 17.05mm, (Altekar, Bayana # Pl. XXII-1), about extremely fine+, Extremely Rare.
Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Kumaragupta, whose earliest known date is (Gupta era) 96 (=416 CE). His reign was peaceful, except at the very end when he faced rebellion in his western provinces, which his son Skandagupta was dispatched to suppress. Kumaragupta reigned c. 415-455. His gold coins are considered some of the finest examples of Indian numismatic art. He also issued a large silver coinage, some very rare coins in copper and also coins in lead. (Source: Coin India)

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