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Lot # 22 - Silver Drachma Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty.
Silver Drachma Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty.
Silver Drachma Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty. Silver Drachma Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty.
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DenominationDrachmaMetalSilver
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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’.