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Lot # 46 - Archer type Chandragupta II Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty.
Archer type Chandragupta II Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty.
Archer type Chandragupta II Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty. Archer type Chandragupta II Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty. Archer type Chandragupta II Gold Dinar Coin of Gupta Dynasty.
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Start Price 225000 Estimated Price 225000-275000
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DenominationGold Dinara MetalGold
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Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 CE), Gold Dinar, "Archer" type, Obv: the king standing facing left, nimbate, wearing a cap with pearl string, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, a Garuda standard in the left field, the Brahmi legend “Chandra" below the king's arm, the Brahmi legend “Deva Shri maharajadhi(raja Shri Chandra)gupta” around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, facing forward and seated in the Lalitasana posture on a three-petal lotus, holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus in her left hand, whose stem is coming from inside the hand resting on her thigh, a tamgha in the left field, the Brahmi legend "Sri Vikramah" in the right field, a dotted border around the field, 7.88g, 19.32mm, (Altekar. Bayana Hoard # Pl. XII- 7/TGE, S. Kumar # Class. III-Var. I), sharp features, very attractive, choice extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: This picturesque coin features the Queen seated on a five petalled-lotus (out of which only three petals are visible) and is a highly uncommon type. We have not offered this in past auctions. It is missing from various advanced Gupta coin collections.