★ An interesting stater of Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya ★

INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya, circa 413-455. Dinar (Electrum, 19 mm, 7.68 g, 12 h). KSHITIPATIRAJITO VIJAYI ('The unconquered and victorious' in Brahmi) Kumaragupta I on horseback prancing to right. Rev. KUMARAGUPTO DIVAM JAYATI ('Kumarugupta wins the heaven' in Brahmi) Lakshmi seated to left on wicker stool, feeding peacock with her right hand. Kumar, p. 313f, Class III, var. C. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.

From a North German collection of Central Asian gold coins, formed from the 1960s to 1980s, Leu Web Auction 17, 14-16 August 2021, 1515.