Guptas, Samudra Gupta, Gold Dinar, 7.74g, “Lyrist” type, Obv: King Nimbate seated left, in

Guptas, Samudra Gupta, Gold Dinar, 7.74g, “Lyrist” type, Obv: King Nimbate seated left, in lalitāsana posture on a low couch, playing lyre set on his knees, he is shown bare chested, wearing a pearl necklace and large earrings, Brahmi legend around, Rev: The goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing left on wicker stool, holding diadem and cornucopia, Brahmi legend “Samudragupta” (Altekar pl. III, 17. Bayana Hoard pl. 6, 5 (this coin) S. Kumar, variety B.1). Extremely fine, extremely rare.

Sold for ₹7,75,000

Auction: Auction #88 · Oswal Antiques · 2021-01-16 · Estimate: ₹ 550000 - ₹ 600000

Category: Ancient : The Gupta Empire

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