1884.] V. A. Siriitli -—Gold Coins of the Imperial Gupta By^iasty. 195 
Marginal legend of from 10 to 14 characters, not fully de¬ 
ciphered ; see details below. 
In variety a the king stands upright, and the peacock’s 
neck is extended full length. 
In variety jd the king is stooping, and the peacock’s neck 
is not fully extended. 
JRev. Goddess, probably Kumari Devi, riding a peacock, holding 
mace or sceptre in 1. hand, and sometimes a fillet in r. hand. 
Legend, as read by Gen. Cunningham, ‘ Mahendra Kumara’.* 
No mon. 
In variety a peacock is turned to 1. and shown in half pro¬ 
file, as is also the goddess ; an altar in front of peacock. 
In variety /3 peacock and goddess are facing front, and 
expanded tail of peacock fills whole field, as in the silver 
coins ; no altar. 
References 
and 
RemarJcs, 
B. M., Lind 
B. M., Nathan 
E. C. B. No. 3 
A. 
C. 
A. 
S. B. 
Variety a., Icing upright ; rev. profile peacoch, with altar. 
A. A. XVIII, 13 ; from Swiney coll.; in rev. legend ^ ‘ Kn ’ ... 
legible ; wt. not stated. 
ohv. legend illegible ; on rev. ‘ Sri ... Kn ... * 
seems distinct; wt. 128'4 ; the execution of this 
coin is very fine and delicate {Plate IV, fig. 1). ^ 
legends not read ; coin in good condition, but not 
so fine as the Lind specimen ; wt. I26'5. 
found at Jhusi near Allahabad, along with speci¬ 
mens of variety, and of Kumara’s Archer type; 
in good condition ; obv. both 1. and r. marginal 
legend, not read ; rev. legend seems to include 
‘ Sri Kum.’ ; wt. I28‘6. No fillet in r. hand of 
goddess, 
wt. not stated. 
; one specimen, ploughed up in a field in Allahabad District, with 
coin of Archer type ; wt. 127'60. 
C. ; 1 specimen, found at Allahabad; no further details stated. 
Variety 0 ; obv. king stooping ; rev., peacock and goddess facing front; 
no altar. 
No. 3 of Kumara from Bharsar hoard; obv. legend read by Kittoe as 
‘ Sri Kumara,’ and rev. as ‘ Srimad Kumara’, but 
doubtfully ; goddess holds fillet and sceptre ; wt. 
124. (J. A. S. B. IVI, 397, and PI. XII, 1.) 
wt. 126. {Plate IV, fig. 2.) yt. 
wt. not stated. 
obv. marginal legend of 10 or 11 characters, of 
which second and fourth seem to be respectively 
and ^; rev. legend of 5 characters, the 
second being ^ • wt. 128*2. 
* I am indebted for this reading to a communication from Gen. Cunningham. 
I. 0. ; 
A. S. B ; 
E. C. B. No. 
