The Silk Road Collection III
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October 23, 2025 – 17:00 CET
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Gupta Empire, Chandragupta I, c. 319-335, AV dinar, 7.69 g. (21 mm). Obverse: King-and-Queen type; king standing
at right with halo, queen at left, facing each other, king holding up right hand, Brahmi legend at left srikumaradevih,
Brahmi legend right Chandragupta. Reverse: goddess enthroned facing, seated on lion facing left, holding diadem
and cornucopia, tamgha to left, Brahmi inscription at right, dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, variety II, B,
1. Raven, SG/group 4. A very rare variety that shows the king and queen as youthful figures.
VF+, struck from worn dies, with some flattening to high points on both sides, large part of legible inscriptions, some
light filing to the edge at position 10 o’clock. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 1.8.23
CHF 1’500 - 3’000
1073
Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar 7.39 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Asvamedha (horse sacrifice) type;
sacrificial horse with wide crescent above, standing left on podium, yupa (sacrificial post) in front, Brahmi legend
around from 11 o’clock rājādhirājaḥ pṛthivīṃ vijitvā divaṃ jayatyāhṛta-vājimedhaḥ (the king of kings, who has
performed the Asvamedha sacrifice, wins heaven after conquering the earth) and si below horse. Reverse: Rajya
Lakshmi without halo standing left, holding towel in left hand, and fly whisk in right, Brahmi legend at right,
aśvamedhaparākrama (with the boldness that befits the Asvamedha), dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, I,
variety A, 1.1. Raven, SG/group 3.
Fine-VF, with two metal defects on the body of the horse, rim slightly smoothed at some points. Ex Chand Collection
British Museum no 1.11.18
CHF 2’000 - 4’000
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