Gupta Empire Dinar - Chandragupta II, 375 – 415

Dinar - Chandragupta II from Gupta Empire. Issued from 375 to 415. Struck in Gold. Measures 18.87 mm and weighs 8.1 g.

Obverse

King, nimbate, standing facing left, is in salwar and wearing necklace, the king holds a long bow in his left hand and arrow in his right, with the garuda standard showing a snake coiled around garuda’s neck, Brahmi legend “Chandra” below king’s arm and Brahmi legend “…….Chandra-guptah” at the left field in small characters

Reverse

Goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus in padmasana facing front, holding diadem in her right hand while the left is resting on her thigh, a lotus whose stem rises from under her left arm is seen adjacent to the goddess’s face, tamgha to right, Brahmi legend (“Sri Vikramah”)