Horseman Type, AV dinara, 8.08 g, 18.5 mm, specific gravity 14.97. Obv.: Curly-haired, slender king on horseback to right. He holds bow and riding crop. His outfit includes short tunic over long breeches, necklace, thin sash, and flat diadem crown. Verse legend in tall and narrow letters from I o’clock, guptakulavyomaśaśī jayaty-ajeyo’jitamahendra, ‘The invincible Mahendra, who is unbeaten, a moon in the firmament of the sky that is the Gupta family, is victorious’ / Rev.: Curvy Śrī sits to left, leaning forward, on wicker stool. She wears hip cloth, her hair is tied into bun. She feeds fruits from a pendant twig to peacock and holds lotus; in the right field ajitamahendra. (Kumar 2017/2024: Var. III.A; Raven frthcmg: KG1/Group 11, Var. 1.2, Fr.89a) - XF, There are many coins in this style, but far less show the king wearing a low crown, as seems to be the case here

Horseman Type, AV dinara, 8.14 g, 18.5 mm, specific gravity 14.59. Obv.: Curly-haired king riding on horseback to left. He holds tall bow and riding crop and wears tunic, over long breeches, and necklace. Circular legend in large letters from I o’clock, largely truncated, guptakulāmalacandro mahendrakarmājito jayati, ‘Invincible by his action like Mahendra, the spotless moon of the Gupta family is victorious’ / Rev.: Robust Śrī sits elegantly to left on lotus cushion above cubical stool with footrest. She wears hip cloth with girdle (worn) and hair in long tresses. She feeds fruits to peacock and holds lotus; a śrīvatsa lucky sign at top left and opposite ajitamahendraḥ, ‘Invincible Mahendra’. (Kumar 2017/2024: Var. III.B; Raven frthcmg: KG1/Group 6, Var. 1, Fr.89b) - VF-XF, Among the most typical of Horseman portraits of Kumāragupta I, with securely and boldly engraved designs

Horseman Type, AV dinara, 8.16 g, 19 mm, specific gravity 15.10. Obv.: As the previous coin. Curly-haired king riding on horseback to left. He holds tall bow and riding crop. He wears tunic, with ornamental plaques over long breeches, and necklace. Traces of truncated verse legend as in previous coin / Rev.: Robust Śrī sits to left on lotus cushion supported by a cubical stool with footrest. She wears hip cloth and girdle, and hair in long tresses. She feeds fruits to tall-necked peacock and holds prominent lotus; a śrīvatsa lucky sign above her right arm and opposite along the edge ajitamahendraḥ. (Kumar 2017/2024: Var. III.B; Raven frthcmg: KG1/Group 6, Var. 1, Fr.89b) - XF

Kārttikeya Type, AV dinara, 8.06 g, 19.5 mm, specific gravity 14.18. Obv.: Tall, elegant, bare-chested king feeds fruits from a twig to a peacock with its tail raised. He stands with hips swayed to his right. The outfit includes smooth loin cloth, prominent sash, and necklace. Hairdo of curls Circular legend from I o’clock jayati svaguṇair guṇa...mahendrakumāraḥ, ‘Mahendrakumāra, … having an abundance of virtues, conquers through his virtues’, partly legible. Gerald Browne (1993-1994:162-163) suggested jayati svaguṇair guṇarāśir vṛtranihantṛ-mahendrakumāraḥ, comparing Kumāragupta to Indra as killer of the demon Vṛtra. The middle section of the legend is always off flan / Rev.: The young warrior god Kārttikeya sits to left on his peacock mount balancing on rocks, the deity’s divine landscape. He scatters treasures (more obvious in this design than in other Kārttikeya coin varieties), so the hand is not held in a protective gesture described by Kumar). In left hand a spear. Behind the raised peacock’s tail mahendrakumāraḥ; (Raven 2015:66-68, cp. fig. 8; Kumar 2017/2024: Class I, but not this design; Raven frthcmg: KG1/Group 3, Var. 1.2, Fr.95) - VF-XF, Design-wise among the rarest of Kārttikeya coin varieties

Kārttikeya Type, AV dinara, 8.21 g, 18.0 mm, specific gravity 14.72. Obv.: Elegant, bare-chested king feeding fruits from a twig to a peacock. He stands slightly stooped, with hip swayed to his left. He wears loin cloth, prominent sash, and necklace; hairdo of curving layers of curls. Circular legend from I o’clock as in previous coin, but in tinier letters / Rev.: Kārttikeya seated facing front on a peacock to front balancing on rocks (so not on a man-made platform, as is usually said). The deity scatters treasures with flat open hand (so not abhayamudrā) and holds a spear. Hair in thick locks with crescent ornament. Against the right margin mahendrakumāraḥ; (Raven 2015: 67-68, cp. fig. 9, there with dagger; Kumar 2017/2024: Class II.A; Raven frthcmg: KG1/Group 5, Var. 1.1, Fr.95) - a.XF, Done in an attractive style, and with the iconography well captured on the coin. Scarce