The Silk Road Collection III – ADDENDUM
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3109
Gupta Empire, Narasimhagupta, c. 495-530, AV dinar, 10.42 g. (20 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type; king with flat, stacked
curls and flat face wearing tailed tunic over pleated loin cloth, standing left, holding arrow in right hand, left hand
holding bow at top; behind to left, sturdy Garuda standard; gre or gu in Brahmi between feet; Nara in Brahmi below
king’s arm. Reverse: Lakshmi seated facing with legs flat on lotus seat, holding diadem and long-stemmed lotus left,
tamgha to left, Brahmi legend to right valadityah. Kumar attributes this coin to Narasimhagupta II. Raven, NSG/group 3.
A Narasimhagupta II archer type, of which, according to Kumar, TOTGE 2024, 56 examples have been recorded. The
very high weight of 10.42 g. must be one of the highest for this type and indeed for the full range of Gupta coin issues
(Kumar notes that weight for this issue range from 9.20 to 10.41 g.).
VF-EF, lustrous surfaces, some cleaning, struck with rusty dies, some file marks on the edge of an impressive thick
flan. Ex Chand Collection.
CHF 2’000 - 4’000
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Gupta Empire, Narasimhagupta, c. 495-530, AV dinar, 9.49 g. (21 mm). Obverse: ‘archer’ type; king with stacked, flat
curls wearing tailed tunic over a pleated loin cloth, standing left holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at
top; behind to left, tall and slender Garuda standard; gre or gu in Brahmi between feet; nara in Brahmi with crescent
above below king’s left arm. Reverse: Lakshmi seated facing with legs flat on lotus seat, with heavy pleating to her
hip cloth, holding diadem and long-stemmed lotus left, tamgha to left, Brahmi legend to right valadityah. Kumar
attributes this coin to Narasimhagupta II. Raven, NSG/group 3.
VF. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.5.09.
CHF 1’500 - 3’000