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Gold Dinar - Kumaragupta I Horseman type Right, Lakshmi w/ Peacock
| Issuer | Gupta Empire (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 413-455 |
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| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (413-455) |
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Kumaragupta I held the Gupta throne for roughly four decades — one of the longest reigns in the dynasty's history — and his prolific minting program produced more distinct gold dinar types than any other Gupta ruler. The Horseman/Peacock-Lakshmi combination is among the more numerous of his types, yet the specific iconographic pairing is tied directly to his known devotion to Kartikeya, the peacock-riding war deity, a cult association unusual among Gupta kings and documented in his Mandsaur and Bilsad inscriptions.
BMC Gupta 223 corresponds to the right-facing horseman variant. The distinction matters: left- and right-facing dies were not interchangeable within Gupta production and likely reflect separate workshops or issue phases across his long reign.