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1 Drachm - Kumaragupta I - Gupta Dynasty
| Issuer | Gupta Empire |
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| Year | 415-455 |
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| Reference(s) | ASA#17 |
| Obverse description | Bust of the king facing right, rendered in a schematic, heavily stylized manner characteristic of late Gupta silver coinage derived from Western Kshatrapa prototypes. The royal effigy displays traces of a diadem or headdress, with the facial profile discernible despite considerable die wear and surface encrustation. A dotted border or pellet decoration frames the lower portion of the bust. The design occupies the left field of the flan, leaving the right field largely plain, consistent with the standard Gupta drachm type. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized figure of Garuda, the divine eagle and vahana of Vishnu, depicted standing facing with wings spread wide, rendered in the highly conventionalized Gupta manner. The design is dominated by a dense, curvilinear arrangement of interlocking forms representing the feathers and body of Garuda, characteristic of the degraded Gupta drachm reverse type. A Brahmi legend encircles the central device, recording the royal titles and epithets of the issuing monarch. The overall composition fills the flan, with the legend partially visible around the periphery. |
| Reverse script | Brahmi |
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