Chandra Gupta II or ‘III’, Gold Dinar, 8.69 g, ‘Archer’ type, Obv: nimbate king, standing

Chandra Gupta II or ‘III’, Gold Dinar, 8.69 g, ‘Archer’ type, Obv: nimbate king, standing in Tribhanga posture, holding bow and arrow in separate hands. Garuda banner behind the hand that holds the arrow; Brahmi legend Chandra below the hand holding the bow and a symbol of fire altar to the left of the king’s head, Rev: Goddess Lakshmi seated on lotus, Brahmi legend Shri Vikrama in the right field (Altekar Class II, var. O, Pl. V, no. 17). Extremely fine, very rare. Altekar, and following him P L Gupta, were both uncertain of the placement of the issuer of this heavy type of Dinars. Altekar vo

Sold for ₹2,20,000

Auction: Auction #46 · Oswal Antiques · 2014-03-07 · Estimate: ₹ 100000 - ₹ 125000

Category: Ancient : The Gupta Empire

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