Coin of Chandragupta II
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.
Credit: Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund
c. 400 CE
Gold
1.9cm
1977.62
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024
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