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Lot # 39 - Exceedingly Rare Copper Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Garuda and Chhatra type.
Exceedingly Rare Copper Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Garuda and Chhatra type.
Exceedingly Rare Copper Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Garuda and Chhatra type. Exceedingly Rare Copper Coin of Chandragupta II of Gupta Dynasty of Garuda and Chhatra type.
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Start Price 90000 Estimated Price 90000-100000
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Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 AD), Copper Unit, Chhatra type, Obv: king standing facing left, attendant stands behind king and holds a parasol above his head, Rev: Garuda with human hands seated facing front, Brahmi legend below "Maharaja Sri Chandragupta", 6.32g, 20.45mm, (variant of BMC # Pl. XI-2/variant of TOTGE, S. Kumar # Class III, Var. A, Pg. No. 282), complete legend visible, about very fine, Exceedingly Rare.

Note: The Copper coin of Chhatra type is seldom offered in auction sales. Garuda is depicting human hands as the royal emblem of the Gupta empire.