{"product_id":"very-early-ar-drachm-kumaragupta-c-407-51-ce-bharuch-gupta-empire-india-f-t-3","title":"Very early AR drachm, Kumaragupta (c.407-51 CE), Khambat?, Gupta Empire, India (F\/T#3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilver drachm, Kumaragupta (c.407-51 CE), mint 1 (Khambat?), Gupta Empire, India (F\/T#3)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBust of king, right, completely corrupt Greek inscription around, date off-flan but the word \"Varshe\" (year) is visible behind the bust \/ Formalized Garuda standing facing with spread wings. In Brahmi \u003ci\u003eParama-bhagavata maharajahiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya (\"Absolutely holy King of Kings Lord Kumaragupta Mahendraditya\").\u003c\/i\u003e 14mm, 1.96 grams. Mint 1 (Khambat or Vadodara?). Todd\/Fishman \"The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India\" (2024) #G3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare very early issue, probably from the period of his joined reign with his father Chandragupta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver coinage of the Gupta Empire is notoriously complex, with numerous issues bearing similar legends yet struck to varying standards of weight and metal content. In their recent work \u003cem\u003eThe Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), Todd and Fishman undertook a comprehensive reclassification of the series, bringing much-needed order to this challenging field of study. The present coin is attributed in accordance with the system set out in their catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKumaragupta I (Mahendraditya) was a ruler of the Gupta Empire in 415-455 CE. Like his father and predecessor, Chandragupta II, Kumaragupta was an able ruler. He retained, intact, the vast empire, which extended from Bengal to Kathiawar and from the Himalayas to the Narmada. He issued silver coins in the style of the newly conquered Western Kshatrapas, though the Kshatrapa symbols on the reverse were replaced with the Gupta symbol Garuda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51111784775995,"sku":"x3903-60805","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w60805.jpg?v=1775746148","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/very-early-ar-drachm-kumaragupta-c-407-51-ce-bharuch-gupta-empire-india-f-t-3","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}