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Satamana Coin
(About 600 BC)
Silver
This is a
rare type of the "Purana" coins. It is otherwise called as Punch-Marked coins. It is
a long bent bar of silver weighing 560 grains. Satamana means one hundred mana, mana
being the same of a weight which is equivalent to 5-6 grains.
This coin
has on one side a sun symbol at each end. The other side is blank. Panini, the Sanskrit
grammarian, has made mention of these coins in his work.
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Samudra Gupta
Metal - Gold
326 AD - 375 AD
Obverse.
The Coin
shows on one side the king holding a stand and sacrificing before an altar. Behind the altar
is a Garuda headed stand. The legend translated into English reads. "Samudra,
the unconquered one, Whose victories extends over centuries of battles, having conquered his
enemies, wins heaven".
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Samudra Gupta
Medal - Gold
326 AD - 375 AD
Reverse.
The other
side shows the goddess Lakshmi seated on a throne, her feet resting on lotus. The inscription
reads, Parakrama.
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Chandra Gupta II
Metal - Gold
375 AD - 413 AD
Obverse.
Chandra
Gupta II, the legendary Vikramaditya, was a great patron of learning and fine arts.
On one side of the coin is found the king standing. He is grasping a bow in the left hand and
holding an arrow in the right. There is a Garuda stand and the legend reads, Deva
Sri Maha Rajadhiraja Sri Chandragupta (Divine king of king Sri Chandra
Gupta).
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