1884.] V. A. Smith— Gold Corns of the hn'perial Gupta Dynasty. 199 
SKANDA GUPTA. 
King and Queen Type. 
(J. A. S. B. ATXJF, p. 502, class J; Bev. Oatal. class M.) 
Obv. Bird-standard, with pennons, in centre of field ; king, bare¬ 
headed, with curly hair, standing in 1. field, facing to r. ; 
queen standing in r. field, opposite to king. King wears 
either a waistcloth {dhoti) or short drawers (janghiyd), and 
armlets, and with 1. hand grasps middle of bow, the string of 
which is turned towards the standard. Queen wears Indian 
woman’s waistcloth {lahangd)^ and in r. hand holds up an 
object, probably a flower. Legend very imperfect and ille¬ 
gible, but probably consisted of names of king and queen. 
Bev, Goddess seated cross-legged on lotus-flower seat, holding 
lotus-flower in L, and fillet in r. hand. 
Legend on r. margin ^ ‘ Shi Skanda Gupta.’ 
Mon. 
References B. M.; purchased atKanauj by Mr. Bacon, and presented to Prin- 
and sep ; mon. 3« ; wt. 128'8. Prinsep erroneously read ‘ Chandra ’ on 
Bemarlcs, the reverse. This is the coin engraved in P. E. XXIII, 24 ; and in 
As. Res. Vol. XVII, PI. I, 12. (PL IV, fig. 5.) 
A. S. B. ; no details stated. 
I have identified the obverse figures as those of the king and queen 
on the analogy of the King and Queen type of Chandra Gupta I, The 
name of Skanda Gupta s queen is not known. 
SUPPLEMENT. 
Doubtful. 
CHANDRA GUPTA II ? 
Archer Type. 
Obverse and reverse devices as in Archer Type, class II a 
of catalogue, but execution debased, and weight exceeding 
140. 
References 
and 
Remarks, 
Marsden MLI; in B. M. ; 5^ ‘ Chandra’ under king’s left arm, with 
a crescent over the word ; ‘ bhi ’ ? between 
his legs ; rev. legend seems to be 
‘ Sri Vikramaditya ’ ; mon. 19a ; wt. 148. 
Marsden MLVI; in B. M. ; resembles MLI, but rev. legend seems 
to be ^ tW •• S'ri Deva’ ... ; mon. indistinct 
wt. 144'5. {Plate IV, fig. 7.) 
A. G.; rev. legend ^ ‘ Sri Vikrama ’; mon. im¬ 
perfect ; wt. 144.5 ; of alloyed metal, from Oudh. 
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