Lot # 22 - Silver Drachma Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty.
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Start Price 12000 | Estimated Price 12000-15000 |
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Denomination | Drachma | Metal | Silver | |
Full Description: Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 AD), Silver Drachma, Obv: bust of the king facing right, Rev: stylized Garuda standing facing, with wings spread in the center, Brahmi legend around “Sri Guptakulalankarasya Rajadhiraja Sri Chandragupta Vikramankasya”, 2.0g, 14.58mm, (TOTGE, S. Kumar # Class II), about very fine, Very Rare. Dr. Bhandare in his article in the Numismatic Digest 29-30 has identified the legends as a couplet “Sri Guptakulalankarasya Rajadhiraja Sri Chandragupta Vikramankasya”, meaning the ‘Jewel of Srigupta’s family, King of Kings his Majesty Chandragupta marked by valor’. |