154 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIII. 



The marginal legend beginning from the proper left reads 



paramabhagavata (ma). 



The letters on the proper right margin are blurred and defy 

 decipherment. The only akshara which can be made out is to 

 followed possibly by a visarga of which the lower dot is quite 

 distinct. 



Rev. — Lakshmi nimbate seated to proper right on a lotus, 

 on which the left hand is placed holding a cornucopia. The 

 right hand holds what is possibly a noose or string. Under- 

 neath the lotus is a couch or throne of which two legs are vis- 

 ible. Below this is a symbol which I cannot make out. The 

 legend on the left side which is separated by a long line reads 



Vikramadityah. 



know 



of the British Museum and the Indian Museum, which have 

 been published and classed as a and 0. 1 Both differ from this 

 specimen, which is therefore presumably unique and may be 

 classed as variety y. That it belongs to Chandragupta II is clear 

 from the reverse legend ' V ikramadityak . J The legend beginning 

 with Paramabhagavata is to be seen on the Horseman type of 

 his coins. 2 



This piece resembles more or less the Lyrist type of Samu- 

 dragupta coins and may have been modelled on it. 



KUMARAGUPTA I 



Peacock type. 



ft 



Obv— King nimbate, standing left stooping slightly, with 

 left leg crossing the right, which is bent at the knee, wearing 

 waist cloth and jewellery, his left hand resting on hip and right 

 hand apparently feeding the peacock which stands on the right 

 side facing the king. 



The legend on the right side reads : 



Jayati svagunairggunara&{ih) . 8 



On the left margin I find clear traces of eleven aksharas 

 extending from the foot of the peacock to the nimbus of the 



Gatahtueof S* n f ^ Gupta ^'J^ty, P- 33, Plate VI. 8. V. Smith, 

 PlSeXV 10 ?T«l n the Indian Museum, Calcutta, Vol. I, P ; }%> 

 SX^ W89-„ J ™ '& B r !?*• P- 179 ' «• U - »* Journal Royal As»» 



Society, 1889, p. 76, PI. 1. 13I 



Dynasty 



3 Allen Cat n { a \ *"*<*«/»» dynasty, p 

 Alien, Cat. of Gupta Dynasty, pp. 84-86. 



