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415-455 Ad 1 Drachm Kumaragupta I - Unsure Of Type Help With ID

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This is coin 6 of 15 from the lot. I know it's Kumaragupta I, but not sure of which type. Numista has multiple.

Gupta Empire - Ancient India
1 Drachm - Unsure of Type
415-455 AD
14mm
2.10g

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To me this coin, including the writing, looks similar to the first silver drachma of Kamaragupta I shown on this page (about two-thirds of the way down the page).

http://coinindia.com/galleries-kumaragupta.html
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