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Archer Dinar - Jayanaga Prakandayasas Guptas of Gauda
| Issuer | Gauda Kingdom (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 635-650 |
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| Composition | Gold (Debased) |
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| Obverse description | King depicted standing in regal attire, nimbus encircling the head, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other in the classic archer type composition derived from Gupta coinage tradition. The figure is rendered in a frontal or three-quarter stance with stylised drapery. A small peacock device appears in the lower field. A Brahmi legend encircles the royal effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Reverse description | Stylised seated goddess Lakshmi depicted in frontal posture, rendered in the late Gupta decorative manner with schematic treatment of the figure. Brahmi inscriptions and auspicious symbols are distributed around the goddess in the field. A small peacock device is present, serving as a dynastic emblem consistent with the obverse motif. |
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