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Gupta Dynasty, Kumaragupta I (Mahendraditya)&nbsp;(415-455 AD),&nbsp;Gold Dinar, &quot;Tiger - Slayer&quot; Type, Obv:&nbsp;king,&nbsp;nimbate, standing in tribhanga posture facing to left,&nbsp;wearing turban, earrings, dhoti, long sash at waist,&nbsp;trampling&nbsp;Tiger by right foot and shooting at it with bow held in right hand&nbsp;with left hand shown as having released the bow string, Tiger&nbsp;is falling backwards with gaping mouth,&nbsp;Brahmi letter &#39;Ku&#39;&nbsp; with surmounted crescent at the right field,&nbsp;circular Brahmi legend&nbsp;&quot;Srimam......&quot;,&nbsp;&nbsp;Rev:&nbsp;goddess Ganga, nimbate,&nbsp;standing on a&nbsp;Makara (crocodile) facing left, feeding a peacock with her right hand while the left is holding a lotus with long stalk is&nbsp;seen adjacent to the goddess&#39;s face, tamgha at upper left, Brahmi legend at right&nbsp;field&nbsp;&quot;Kumaraguptodhiraja&quot;,&nbsp;7.97g, 18.91mm, (variant of Altekar, Bayana Hoard # Pl. XXVII- 4&amp;5/TOTGE, S. Kumar # Var. A.1), choice very&nbsp;fine,&nbsp;Exceedingly&nbsp;Rare.

This coin represents a revival of the tiger slayer type by Kumaragupta, it was one of the rarest types of his grand-father Samudragupta. However, his father Chandragupta II did not issue coins in this type. The obverse legends which went off flan on this specimen reads &ldquo;Srimam Vyaghrabalaparakkramah&rdquo; श्रीमां व्याध्रबलपराक्रम: translates in English as &ldquo;His Majesty having the strength and valour of a tiger&rdquo;. The reverse legend reads &ldquo;Kumarguptodhirajah&rdquo; कुमारगुप्तोधिराजा:, it means that the &ldquo;Kumargupta is a King over Kings&rdquo;. The Goddess standing on crocodile is associated with Goddess Ganga.

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