The Silk Road Collection III
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October 23, 2025 – 17:00 CET
1085
Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar, 7.75 g. (19 mm). Obverse: Javelin type; king wearing royal tunic
standing, holding javelin with spearhead pointed down and sacrificing at altar, with Garuda standard in left field,
Brahmi Yamudra below his left arm, circular Brahmi legend around from 1 o’clocck. Reverse: nimbate goddess
Lakshmi enthroned, holding diadem and cornucopia, Brahmi inscription and a symbol at right, parakrama, tamgha
left, dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, B. Raven, SG/group 4.
VF, well-struck on an attractive circular flan, well legible inscriptions, flattening to the high points of the relief on both sides.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 1.9.21
CHF 800 - 1’500
1086
Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar, 7.71 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Javelin type; king wearing royal tunic
with low belt standing, holding javelin with spearhead pointed down and sacrificing at altar, with Garuda standard in
left field, Brahmi Samudra below his left arm, circular Brahmi legend around beginning at 7 o’clock. Reverse: nimbate
goddess Lakshmi enthroned, holding diadem and cornucopia, Brahmi inscription at right, tamgha left, dotted border
around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, B. Raven, SG/group 4. A rare variant.
Fine, short edge crack at 1 o’clock. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 1.10.16
CHF 750 - 1’500
1087
Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar, 7.70 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Javelin type; king wearing royal tunic
standing, holding javelin with spearhead pointed down and sacrificing at altar, with Garuda standard in left field,
Brahmi Samudra below his left arm, circular Brahmi legend around starting 1 o’clock. Reverse: nimbate goddess
Lakshmi enthroned with left leg raised, holding diadem and cornucopia, Brahmi inscription at right, parakramah,
tamgha left, dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, B. Raven, SG/group 4.
A rare variety in which the goddess on reverse has her left leg raised; this is rarely seen in the javelin type.
Fine, with an even distribution of details and lustrous, a very attractive reverse with clear legend. Ex Chand Collection
British Museum no 10.1.08
CHF 800 - 1’500