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Gold Dinar - Kumaragupta I Elephant Rider / Lion Slayer Type
| Issuer | Gupta Empire (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 413-455 |
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| Weight | 7.95 g |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
| Obverse lettering | Kṣitipati Kumaragupta |
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Kumaragupta I ruled for roughly four decades, one of the longer reigns in Gupta history, and the relative abundance of his gold coinage reflects it. The elephant-and-lion type is thought to carry symbolic weight tied to royal hunting traditions and possibly Shaivite associations, though the exact ceremonial or commemorative occasion that prompted this specific type — distinct from his horse-rider and peacock issues — remains debated among scholars of the period.
Gupta dinars were struck by hand on prepared flans with considerable variation in centering, which is endemic to the series rather than a defect of individual specimens.