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◀ Figure 000 of 004	GARUDA: SET 001	Figure 002 of 004 ▶

Figure III-2-gar-001. Avian deity Garuda standing facing forward, with outspread wings and holding a naga serpent in its beak.

Item:	Material:	Denomination (view):	Mint:	Issuer/Authority:	Historical Period, Date:	Collection:
A.	Copper	15 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London
B.	Copper	13 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London
C.	Copper	13 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London
D.	Copper	16 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London
E.	Copper	17 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London
F.	Copper	16 mm coin (reverse)	Pataliputra (?), Magadha	Chandragupta II (r. 376-415 AD)	Gupta Dynasty, 376-415 AD	British Museum, London

Source-Image(s): British Museum (www.britishmuseum.org; © The Trustees of the British Museum): A (OR.9486), B (1928,0305.17), C (1949,0803.82), D (OR.9490), E (1894,0507.820), F (IOC.585). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page.

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