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Dinar - Chandragupta II Lion Slayer type
| Issuer | Gupta Empire (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 375-415 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
| Obverse lettering | Chandra |
| Reverse description | Goddess Lakshmi, crowned and nimbate, depicted seated or standing in leftward orientation, holding a lotus flower in her hand; a lion appears in association with the deity, referencing the king's epithet and divine sanction. The image is rendered in the refined artistic idiom of Gupta numismatic art, conveying divine prosperity and legitimacy. A Brahmi legend reading 'Sri Vikramah' (the illustrious, heroic one) accompanies the goddess in the field. |
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