Var A - King on the obverse stands upright and Kartikeya on the reverse is three fourths to left.
Var B - Muscular King with pearl necklace is stooping with his right hand over peacocks head and Kartikeya is facing to front.
Var C - Muscular King with pearl necklace is stooping with his right hand over peacocks head and Kartikeya is facing to front, however, in this variety, the King is shown with a Dagger on his right side.
Note: Altekar only lists two Varieties: A & B. This new Variety C is featured here for the first time.
Obverse: Jayati svagunair guna... Mahendrakumarah - Victorious is Mahendrakumara.
Reverse: Kartikeya riding on a peacock, holding a Flag (?) in left hand. Legend: Srimahendrakumarah
kumaragupta Kartikeya type
Variety B
This coin is from the Ex G.M. Browne Collection, Ex. Skanda Collection
This coin was featured in the article G.M. Browne, "New readings of legends on Gupta gold dinaras," AJN 5-6 (1993-94), p.162, 2, pl.18, 2.
Nimbate king Kumaragupta standing facing left, feeding peacock. Legend is in Vegavati metre, Jayati svagunaigunaragra... 8.26gm.
kumaragupta Kartikeya Rev
Karttikeya riding peacock facing front, on dias, Mahendrakumarah
ALTEKAR P.206, Var B. Ex Spink-Taisei 9, Skanda Lot 139
KUMARAGUPTA I KARTIKEYA OBV
NEW VARIETY C raresubvariety with Dagger
8.20gm
A beautiful portraiture of King Kumaragupta, depicted on this coin as bare chested, muscular and powerful, bejewelled with necklace and arm jewellery, facing a Peacock.
This rare variety portrays the King with a dagger on the right side.
KUMARAGUPTA KARTIKEYA TYPE
Lord Kartikeya shown riding a Peacock in full splendour, holding a flag or a spear in his hand.
Legend: Srimahendrakumarah
Images and design copyright Shivlee Collection
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