{"product_id":"rare-bull-ar-drachm-as-raja-skandagupta-450-69-ce-nw-india-t-f-g31a-1","title":"Rare \"Bull\" AR drachm as Raja, Skandagupta (450-69 CE), NW India (T\/F G31a)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing's bust facing right \/ Bull reclining right over a wavy line, with Brahmi legend around (5 o'clock): \u003cem\u003eParama-bhagavata Ra Sri Skandagupta Kramaditya\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Ra(ja) Skandagupta Kramaditya, great devotee of Vishnu\"). Struck somewhere in NW Maharashtra (Mumbai?) or just north of it. 13mm, 1.55 grams. Todd\/Fishman \"The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States\" (2024) #G31a; Michael Mitchiner, Ancient \u0026amp; Classical World, 4881. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the title of Ra(jadhiraja) (most of it probably left out in error because of the lack of space).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the rare bull type of Skandagupta, a numismatic innovation started by him late in his reign, that replaced the normal Garuda symbol on reverse with a Nandi bull, a Shaivite symbol. \"Bull\" type coins were struck to a 1\/2 karshapana standard (about 1.65 gram) and are lighter that the \"Western\" drachms struck to Western Kshatrapa standard of about 2.1 grams.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51743479202107,"sku":"x7725-62155","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w62155.jpg?v=1790194814","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/rare-bull-ar-drachm-as-raja-skandagupta-450-69-ce-nw-india-t-f-g31a-1","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}