Write a special feature of the Gupta coins.
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Gupta kingdom of northern India which lasted from about 320 to 480 A.D.
Dynasty was founded by Chandragupta I who will not confound with his famous predecessor Chandragupta Maurya.
Gupta era which continued for several centuries starting from the 26th of February, 320 A.D.
Chandragupta was succeeded by Samudragupta one of the greatest of Indian kings who conquered whole of India.
Gupta coinage started with notable series in gold issued by Chandragupta I 3rd ruler of the dynasty who issued a single type i.e. king and queen thus depicting the portraits of Chandragupta and his queen Kumaradevi with their names on back and goddess seated on a lion with the legend Lichchhavyah on the reverse.
Their illustrious son i.e. Samudragupta minted these coins.
A coin where Chandragupta and Kumardevi are shown.
Chandragupta is offering a ring to his queen Kumardevi.
The Gupta Dynasty coin was designed by keeping the political propaganda in mind.
The main purpose of the coins was to showcase the status of the king and he emphasizes it as a greatest warrior king and ruler.
This type of gold series is as the coinage system of the queen and king showing the depiction of the rulers of the state.