Lot 7428

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