Item 67 out of 926
Lot # 67 - Gold Dinar of Gupta Dynasty of Chanadragupta II.
Gold Dinar of Gupta Dynasty of Chanadragupta II.
Gold Dinar of Gupta Dynasty of Chanadragupta II. Gold Dinar of Gupta Dynasty of Chanadragupta II.
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Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (375-415 AD), Gold Dinar, Lion Slayer Type, Obv: king standing right wearing a coat, shooting an arrow in the mouth of lion while trampling him with the right foot, incomplete brahmi legend on the coin "narendrachandra...ptah", Rev: royal tamgha at left "simhavikrama" brahmi legend, lakshmi holding a flower and noose in her hands with both legs drawn up and seated on lion facing/moving left, 7.75g, 19.60mm, (Altekar # Class II, Variant A), about extremely fine, Very Rare.

 
Lion Slayer type coins are rare in the whole Gupta coinage series.