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1 Drachm - Kumaragupta I Gupta Dynasty
| Issuer | Gupta Empire |
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| Year | 415-455 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the king facing right, rendered in a stylized Indo-Sasanian tradition. The effigy displays flowing hair with distinctive wavy locks falling behind the neck. A crescent or ornamental element is discernible to the right of the bust. The portrait is executed in low relief on an irregular flan, consistent with the hammered coinage of the Gupta period. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized peacock standing facing with wings spread wide, rendered in a bold, schematic manner characteristic of Gupta silver drachms. The bird's feathers and tail are depicted in a decorative, almost abstract style. A Brahmi legend encircles the central device in the field, recording the royal titles and name of the issuing monarch. The design fills the irregular flan, with the legend occupying the full periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | Paramabhāgavata Maharajadhiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya |
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