Gupta gold dīnāra

Gupta gold dīnāra continued the Kushan 8-g standard until Skandagupta, and the series is a visual history of the dynasty: Samudragupta on his horse, lyre or performing the Aśvamedha; Chandragupta II hunting a lion or standing with a bow; Kumāragupta with a peacock; Skandagupta visibly debasing the metal as the Hun pressure took hold. The reverses carry Lakṣmī, Durgā on her lion, Gaṅgā on her makara, and Garuḍa. The legends are in Brāhmī and the metal was 95% pure under Chandragupta II.