Lot # 37 - Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of King, Queen and Lion to Left Type.
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| Start Price 250000 | Estimated Price 250000-350000 |
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Gupta Dynasty, Samudragupta (335-370 AD), Gold Dinar, King and Queen Type (Licchavyah), issued in the memory of his parents Chandragupta I and Kumaradevi, Obv: king standing at right and queen at left, facing each other, king holding up his right hand offering flower to the queen and legends at left "sri kumaradevi" and "chandra" in the right field, Rev: goddess durga seated on "recumbent lion left", holding cornucopia and pasha and legend "Lichhavyah" to commemorate the marriage alliance of Chandragupta I and Lichhavi tribe, tamgha at left, 7.20g, 21.59mm, (BMC # Pl.III-1; Altekar Pl. I-12), about very fine, Extremely Rare.
Similar to the coin in the Indian Museum, The above coin shows the seated lion facing left, this is the interesting variety which is very rare in comparison to the seated lion facing right that are usually found and are sold for around 2.5L in the auctions.
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