Horseman Type of Chandragupta II was a new coin type introduced during his reign.
CLASS I - King riding to left CLASS II - King riding to right
Obverse- King shown riding a fully caparisoned horse either to the right or the left; wearing a dhoti, sometimes riding with weapons. Crescent behind kings head on some coins, Legend: Paramabhagavata Maharajadiraja Sri Chandraguptah
Reverse: Goddess Lakshmi sitting on a mohra - wicker stool facing left, lotus in left hand, Ajitavikramah
Class I, Variety A King to left, no weapons.
Note: on the reverse of this coin - Lakshmi is not shown Nimbate.
7.86 g, 12h
Chandragupta, not nimbate and wearing only waistcloth, riding a prancing horse to the right.
Lakshmi, not nimbate, seated left on wicker stool, holding diadem and lotus; tamgha to left.
BKB 92 var. (Lakshmi nimbate); BMC Guptas 125 (same); cf. Alketar Class I, Variety A; Bayana 1058-9 var. (same). VF, small test marks on edge. Very rare variety.
CHANDRA GUPTA HORSEMAN COIN GUPTA EMPIRE
Class I, Var B
King with Bow, riding horse to left.
7.5gm
CHANDRAGUPTA II HORSEMAN TYPE COIN
Class I, Variety B: King Chandragupta II, riding to left - Paramabhagvato maharajadhiraja Sri Chandraguptah
Reverse: Goddess seated on wicker stool, facing left, with flower in left hand and ribbon in right hand. Ajitavikramah
7.75gm
Very Rare variety. Also very rare to find as compelte a legend for coins in this variety.
Chandragupta Horseman Coin
Chandragupta horseman coin
chandragupta II, horseman type gold coin
Horseman Type, Class I, Var. B 7.9gm, 21mm
Nimbate King riding horse to left, Bow in left hand. Beautiful and graceful rendition of horse. Traces of legend on edge of coin. Goddess on reverse, holding ribbons, seated on a wicker stool. Ajitavikramah
Class II, Var A King without any weapons
7.4 gms, 1.9cm
This coin has a crescent on both the reverse and obverse. Only one other coin is known to exist with 2 crescents - Obv - over kings head, Rev, in front of Goddess. See J.N.S.I, Vol IX, Pl. VII.1.
Chandragupta horseman
Chandragupta Horseman reverse
Class II, Var A
King riding to the left, No Crescents either on Obverse or Reverse.
Chandragupta Horseman coin
Chandragupta Horseman Coin
Class II, Var A
7.75gms
King without weapons, crescent visible over King's head. Reverse - goddess dropping 12 coins Ajitavikramah
Chandragupta
Chandragupta coin
Class II, Var B King with Bow in left hand
In this variety, the King is always shown with a bow in left hand. The King is always shown without a halo and the design is bold in execution and design. Also note that in this design the King is shown with a mustache.
CHANDRAGUPTA II HORSEMAN GOLD COIN
Class II Var. B 7.75gms
Beautiful strike, note king has a mustache, bow held with left hand. Lathe turned pole between goddess and biruda - Ajitavikramah
Class II, Var D King with Bow in right hand
A very unique and rare strike
CHANDRAGUPTA II HORSEMAN GOLD COIN
Horse to right, nimbate (with halo), holding a bow in right hand. A beautiful pearl string is shown on the back of the Kings headdress.
This is the only known speciman of this variety. Usually the King is shown to be riding to the right with weapons in the left hand. This coin design appears to be a mirror image of another similar design where the King is shown riding to the left, holding a bow and with the same Pearls string off the back of the Kings head. ass II Var. B 7.71gms
Bow in right hand. Note string of pearls by kings head.
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