Lot 7427

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