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Lot # 39 - Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of Scepter type.
Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of Scepter type.
Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of Scepter type. Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of Scepter type.
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Gupta Dynasty, Samudragupta (335-370 CE), Gold Dinar, “Scepter/Standard” type, Obv: the king standing facing the left, nimbate, holding the royal scepter (Rajadhanda) in his left hand and sacrificing over an altar, with a Garuda standard on the left field, the Brahmi legend “Samudra/gupta” below the king's arm and besides the scepter, a circular Brahmi legend "(Samarasata vitatavija)yojitaripurajito divam(jayati)" around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated on a high backed throne whose two legs are clearly visible, with her feet resting on a circular mat below, a diadem and a cornucopia in her hands, a tamgha on the top-left field and a small symbol on the top-right, the Brahmi legend “Parakramah” on the right field, a dotted border around the field, 7.5g, 19.34mm, (Variant of Altekar, Bayana Hoard # Pl. II-1), choice very fine, Very Rare.