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Gupta Dynasty,&nbsp;Kumaragupta I alias Mahendraditya&nbsp;(415-455 AD),&nbsp;Gold Dinar,&nbsp;"Archer" type,&nbsp;Without 'Ku',&nbsp;Plate Coin, Obv:&nbsp;the&nbsp;king standing, nimbate, facing left,&nbsp;holding a longbow in his left hand&nbsp;and an arrow in his right,&nbsp;a Garuda standard on the left field,&nbsp;the Brahmi legend "(Paramarajadhiraja Sri Ku)maragupta",&nbsp;the letter&nbsp;'Pta'&nbsp;of the legend placed between the head of the king &amp; the head of the garuda,&nbsp;Rev:&nbsp;the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated in the raised Padmasana on a seven-petaled lotus, holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus in her left hand, whose stem is coming from inside the hand resting on her thigh,&nbsp;a tamgha on the top-left field,&nbsp;the Brahmi legend&nbsp;"Sri Mahendra"&nbsp;on the right field, a dotted border around,&nbsp;8.22g, 18.7mm,&nbsp;(Altekar, Bayana Hoard # Pl. XXI-2-3/TGE, S. Kumar # Class IV-Var. A, Coin 2, Plate Coin), showcases exceptional strike, choice quality, about extremely fine,&nbsp;Very Rare.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>

Note:&nbsp;The obverse is distinguished by the absence of the Brahmi letter 'Ku' beneath the king's arm, a notable and uncommon feature. The reverse portrays the goddess seated in a raised padmasana, adorned with a distinctive headgear, while gracefully holding a fully bloomed lotus in her hand, lending remarkable elegance to this exceptional specimen.&nbsp;This specimen is the illustrated plate coin published in Treasures of the Gupta Empire, Sanjeev Kumar, p. 295, Class IV, Var. A, Coin 2. highlighting its exceptional importance and published pedigree.

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