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Lot # 38 - 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 left, nimbate, holding the royal scepter (Rajadhanda), adorned with a ribbon in his left hand and sacrificing over an altar, a Garuda standard in the left field, the Brahmi legend “Samudra” below the king's arm, a circular Brahmi legend “Samarasata(vitatavijayojitaripurajito di)vam jayati" around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated on a high backed throne whose all legs are clearly visible, with her feet resting on a circular mat below, a noose and a cornucopia in her hands, a tamgha in the top-left field and a small symbol on the top-right, the Brahmi legend “Parakramah” in the right field, a dotted border around the field, 7.58g, 20.2mm, (Unlisted type), choice very fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: The noose held by the Goddess is different for this type, this reverse is generally seen in the coins which have the complete Brahmi legend "Samudra Gupta" on the obverse.