The Gupta Empire
Chandragupta II, 383 – 412 AD. Dinar, Archer type, 383-412, AV 7.84 g. King, nimbate, standing l., holding bow and arrow. In the r. field, Garuda and Chandra under l. arm. In the l. field, Garuda standard. Rev. The goddess Lakshmi seated on lotus and holding fillet and lotus. Altekar pl. IV, 14. Kumar p. 244, Class III, variety A.6.2.
Struck on a narrow flan, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Spink-Taisei Singapore 9, 1991, 127 and Stephen Album 29, 2017, 1331 sales. From the Skanda collection.
Price realized | 800 CHF |
Starting price | 800 CHF |
Estimate | 1'000 CHF |