Lot # 29 - Very Rare Archer type Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Guptas.
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Start Price 48000 | Estimated Price 48000-55000 |
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Denomination | Gold Dinara | Metal | Gold | |
Full Description: Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II alias Vikramaditya (375-415 CE), Gold Dinar, "Archer" type, Obv: the king standing, nimbate, facing left, king in dhoti and wearing a waistcloth (sash) hanging down from a knot, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, a ribboned Garuda standard on the left field, Brahmi legend “Chandra" below the king's arm, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, facing forward and seated in the padmasana posture on a lotus, holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus in her left, a tamgha in the left field, the Brahmi legend ("Sri Vikramah") in the right field, 7.74g, 16.83mm, (Altekar. Bayana Hoard # Pl. XI-12/TGE, S. Kumar # Class. 3-A.6.1), about extremely fine, Rare. |