Coin of Chandragupta II
380–414
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Coin
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century
About
The rulers of the Gupta dynasty unified northern India under native rule for the first time since the Maurya empire (323-185 bc). The Guptas named themselves after Chandragupta, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. This coin of Chandragupta II, who ruled from around ad 380 to 415, depicts a divine archer holding a bow and arrow. On the reverse is the Indian goddess of good fortune, Shri, seated on a lotus.