The Silk Road Collection III – ADDENDUM
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October 23, 2025 – 17:00 CET
3086
Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, AV dinar, 7.78 g. (17 mm). Obverse: ‘chhatra’ type; king wearing loin cloth
and long string with beads, standing left, sacrificing on a fire, attendant at right holding parasol (chhatra) over the king
with left leg raised up, circular Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi with hair tied into a bun standing left, holding
long-stemmed lotus flower in her left hand, and diadem in right, a long scarf draped around her arm, with tamgha to
left and Brahmi legend to right, vikkramadityah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class I, variety C2. Raven, CG2/group 7.
VF, well-defined features and a high relief on both sides with moderate wear. Coins in this type are always small and
weigh c. 7.80 g. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.2.12.
CHF 1’500 - 3’000
3087
Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, c. 415-455, AV dinar, 7.72 g. (17 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type, king depicted with large
head wearing tunic with long tails over loin cloth, standing left, holding a longbow by the top with strings outwards,
Garuda standard at left, Brahmi legend outside bowstring kumara. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo sitting on seven-
petaled lotus, holding diadem and left hand raised with lotus flower, Brahmi legend right srimahendrah. Kumar,
TOTGE 2024, Class II, variety B1. Raven, KG1/group 2.
About VF. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.1.02.
CHF 1’000 - 2’000
3088
Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, c. 415-455, AV dinar, 7.34 g. (17 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type, king with halo standing
left, wearing tailed tunic over loin cloth, holding a longbow by the middle with string outward, Garuda standard at
left, Brahmi legend in right field, Kumara. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo sitting on seven-petaled lotus, holding diadem
and short-stemmed lotus flower, Brahmi legend right srimahendrah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, variety B1. Raven,
KG1/group 2.
The archer type of Kumaragupta comes in several distinct types, this one with the king holding the bow turned
towards him and string facing outwards.
About VF, struck with rusty dies. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 3.1.68.
CHF 600 - 1’200