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Lot # 171 - Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Archer Type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Archer Type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Archer Type. Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Archer Type.
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Gupta Dynasy, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 AD), Gold Dinar, Archer TypeObv: king standing left holding bow in his left hand & arrow in right hand, brahmi legend 'Chandra' below arm, faint traces of brahmi legend  Davasramaharaja... chandragap., Rev: goddess lakshmi seated facing on a lotus in padmasana, holding diadem in her right hand and blossom in left, tamgha to left with brahmi legend ‘Sri Vikramah’7.65g, 17.40mm, (Unlisted in Altekar, Bayana Hoard), about extremely fine, Very Rare.

This tamgha type at reverse is unlisted in the Altekar, the Queen is holding the unblossomed lotus in the left hand next to her face and the stem is going from inside the hand. Unlisted in the major reference catalogs. Overall lovely specimen with bold strikes.