date either side of bottom crown
plumes in front field
68- early A
ONE THIRD / FARTHING/ 1868 (Peck -
crowned bird faced harp with five strings
Gupta, Skandagupta, gold Dinar. date either side of bottomGupta, Skandagupta (c. 455 467), gold Dinar, heavy Archer type, nimbate king standing left, holding bow and arrow, Brahmi legend Skanda under arm, and further legend right, Garuda on stand left, rev. Lakshmi facing, seated on lotus and holding diadem, tamga in left field, kramaditya, right, 8. 98g (Allan 424 ff, pl. XIX. 10 13; Mitchener ACW 4865). An impressive large and broad strike on a full flan, good very fine.