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Lot # 23 - Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty of Chandragupta II of Lion Slayer Type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty of Chandragupta II of Lion Slayer Type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty of Chandragupta II of Lion Slayer Type. Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty of Chandragupta II of Lion Slayer Type.
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Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II, Gold Dinar, Lion Slayer Type, Obv: king standing facing to right, wearing short tucked dhoti holding bow in left hand and right hand is shown as having released the bowstring, lion is falling backwards on right, brahmi legend around, Rev: goddess seated facing on couchant lion left, holding diadem and long-stemmed lotus, royal tamgha left, brahmi legend at right "simhavikrama", 7.05g, 18.46mm, (Altekar,PL # XVIII-4), about extremely fine, Very Rare.

 
This variety replaces Lakshmi's cornucopia with a long-stemmed lotus in her left arm and mudra (coins) are being dropped from the right hand in this specimen.