Gupta empire
Kumaragupta (ruled c. 414-455 AD)
PB coin (3.21 g)
Obverse: Garuda standing facing, with wings outstretched and holding two snakes in his beak
Reverse: Brahmi legend
Sri Kumara(gupta) with
chakra in profile above; date
116 below
Ref: J. Moller and M. Mitchiner,
A Hoard of Abhira and Gupta Lead Coins, ONS Newsletter 57 (1978), 20-23
Kumaragupta's lead coins with a date are very rare.
This specimen has a clear date - Gupta Era 116 (c. 425 AD).
RR.