Chandragupta II
Emperor of India, c.380 - c.415 A.D.
Silver, 14 mm
O: bust facing right.
R: Garuda, legend around. In Hindu mythology, Garuda was a creature
that was half man and half bird, and carried Vishnu wherever he traveled.
The Gupta period is considered the golden age of ancient India. The Gupta empire reached its zenith under Chandragupta II, the third and most significant of the imperial Guptas.