The Silk Road Collection III – ADDENDUM
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October 23, 2025 – 17:00 CET
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3102
Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta II, c. 473-476, AV dinar, 9.25 g. (21 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type, king standing left,
wearing tunic over loin cloth with thin sash tied at waist with loop, holding a longbow by the top, Garuda standard at
left, Brahmi letter ku along with a crescent under arm. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo sitting in cross-legged posture on
a seven-petaled lotus, holding diadem and a lotus flower, whose stem emerges from inside her hand, Brahmi legend
to right kramaditya. Raven, KG2/group 1.
About EF, well centered and strong details, some lustre shows. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 6.3.37.
CHF 2’000 - 4’000
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Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta II, c. 473-476, AV dinar, 9.18 g. (21 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type, king standing left, holding
longbow in left hand, arrow in right, Garuda standard at left, circular Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi seated
in padmasana pose facing on lotus, holding diadem and long-stemmed lotus left, Brahmi legend to right ending with
kramaditya, dotted border around. Raven, KG2/group 1.
VF, small digs under the king’s elbows in the field. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.4.23.
CHF 1’500 - 3’000