ANCIENT SILVER PORTRAIT DRACHM
This ancient silver portrait drachm was struck by Skanda-gupta, who ruled the Gupta Empire from 455 to about 485AD. The Empire was one of the most famous and prosperous Hindu dynasties of India. The name Skanda is derived from the name Alexander the Great who had marched into India some 700 years earlier. Skanda was not as successful against his enemies as his namesake, and lost much of his empire to the invading Huns (Hepthalites). The coin grades Good to Very Good and has a very crude portrait of the Emperor on the obverse. The reverse has legends and symbols.
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