Lot # 50 - Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Guptas of Archer type.
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Start Price 55000 | Estimated Price 55000-65000 |
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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 waist-cloth (sash) hanging down from a knot, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, a 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 (off flan), the Brahmi legend "Sri Vikramah" in the right field, 7.8g, 18.34mm, (Altekar. Bayana Hoard # Pl. IX-15/TGE, S. Kumar # Class. 3- Var. A.6.2), superb quality, about very fine, Rare. |