Gold dinara of Prakasaditya, Pataliputra, AD 480 - AD 485. 1944.100.17999

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.17999

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Obverse: ma below the horse instead of the usual u or ru; sadhadavaja to right - horseman fighting lion or tiger
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Reverse: to right, Sri Prakasadi[tyah] - enthroned Lakshmi

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 9.442
    • Diameter (in mm): 18

Typological Description

References

  • Citation: Gupta, JNSI 15, 86-87, pl. 3, 11
  • Citation: Altekar, Gupta Empire, 354-55, pl. 19, 15
  • Reference: BMC 22.1-6

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.17999
  • Department: South Asian
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Bequest of E.T. Newell
    • Newell x Schulman, 11/29

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States