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Name or Denominations
Gold Stater (20)
Issuer
Gupta Empire (India (ancient))
Ruler
Kumaragupta I ( 415-455 )
Year of Minting
415-455
Currency
Drachm ( 240-550 )
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
7.95 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Gold
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Rhino Hunt scene showing Emperor ahorse slaying Indian (Greater One Horned) Rhino.
Back design
Standing Goddess Lakshmi facing left with attendant and chattra (regal umbrella). Brahmi lettering.
Year of Minting
415-455
Emperor
Kumaragupta I ( 415-455 )
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
NA
Context
Rare and popular type thought to have been issued to commemorate the Conquest of Assam, Pataliputras, the rhino being a symbol of the region. Other references: Mukherjee, B.N., "Rhinoceros-Slayer" Type of Coins of Kumaragupta I (Its Historical Significance), in: Indian Historical Quarterly 31, No. 2 (1955), S. 175 ff. Altekar Pl. XIII, 3 ff.; Kumar S. 326.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Circulating commemorative
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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