| Obverse |
King standing facing, face turned left, holding arrow in right hand, bow in left, Garuda standard at left, Brahmi legend under arm: Skanda. Traces of cirular legend. |
| Reverse |
Lakshmi seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus, tamgha left, Brahmi legend right: Kramaditya |
| Date |
c. 455-480 CE |
| Weight |
9.18 gm. |
| Diameter |
21 mm. |
| Die axis |
12 o'clock |
| Reference |
Altekar B, MAC 4865 |
| Comments |
Skandagupta introduced a new heavy weight standard of 80 rattis (or 1 suvarna) for his gold coins, so the heavy weight of this coin is one way to tell that it belongs to the later Guptas. The reverse biruda of Kramaditya is also very clear on this coin, a pleasing specimen of a SCARCE type. |