GUPTA IN INDIA. Chandragupta II, 380-414. AV-Stater, Archer-Goddess on Lotus type; 8,19 g. King stands l. with arrow and bow, l. Garuda standarte//Lakshmi enthroned v. v. Kumar2 Class III, A.6.1. Min. runs, light double stroke, very nice-excellent From a South German private collection.Exemplar of the auction Button 108, Frankfurt am Main 1963, No. 8. Chandragupta II. coined like his grandfather and dynasty founder Chandragonta I. the usual archer type and the legend Chandra is placed horizontally under his left arm as with his predecessor, but his types also have specific peculiarities: He appears on the cross with curly hair arranged in two rows, and Lakshmi on the lapel often sits on a lotus instead as originally on the throne. Kumar, S., Treasures of the Gupta Empire, 2017, bes. OJ p. 237-243.