National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities

Allahabad Museum, Allahabad

Identification
Name of the Museum /Institution संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम	Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या	NM-ALH-UP-137060
Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम	Kacha Gupta's Chakradhvaja type coin
Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म	Currency - मुद्रा
Dynasty /वंश	Gupta - गुप्त
Period / तारीख/युग
Style / शैली
Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र	Unknown
Material / सामग्री	Gold - स्वर्ण
Sub Material / उप.सामग्री
Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है।	Reserve
State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र	Uttar Pradesh
Measurement/Weight माप/वजन
Length(cm) / लंबाई
Width(cm) / चौड़ाई
Height(cm) / ऊंचाई
Weight(gm) / भार
Diameter(cm) /व्यास
Thickness(cm)/मोटाई
Depth(cm) /गहराई	Weight-7.6952 gms Diameter-1.9 cms
Description / विवरण
Description / विवरण	Obverse:- King nimbate standing to left wearing coat shalvar, close fitting cap, earrings, necklace and wristlets, holding standard surmounted by wheel and adorned with fillet in left hand and offering by right hand on altar an oblation. The wheel of the chakradhvaja usually causes the suppression of the right side of the halo under the left arm. Circular legend begins at 1 "Kacho gamavijitya bhirutamaivja...". Reverse:- Goddess nimbate, standing to left, wearing a sari, close fitting Kanchuki (bodice), necklace and bangles, holding flowers in right hand bent up and cornucopias resting on left shoulder in the left hand placed on the waist. Border of dots all around. Symbol on the left at the centre below the right hand of the goddess and not at the top, as usual on most Gupta coins. Legend on right "Sarvavajochchtta".
Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह
Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र
Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था
Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण
Source
From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान

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