The Silk Road Collection III
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1135
Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, AV dinar, 7.78 g. (19 mm). Obverse: Lion-Slayer type; king without halo
wearing a cap and a tunic over loin cloth, holding the bow in his left hand, right leg lifted up on a beaded support, and
firing an arrow at the lion to the right. Truncated Brahmi legend around narendracandraḥ prathitaraṇo raṇe jayatyajeyo
bhuvi siṅhavikramaḥ (the moon among the kings, who is famous for his warfare, who is invincible, and who is valorous like
a lion, is victorious on the battlefield) Reverse: nimbate Lakshmi sitting facing on a reclining lion, her right foot resting on
the neck of the lion and the left foot somewhat pendant, holding a diadem in her raised right hand, and a cornucopia in
left; tamgha to left, Brahmi legend to right sinhavikramah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class III, variety A1.2. Raven, CG2/group 1.
A wonderfully dramatic coin of the famous lion-slayer design and a scarce variant.
About VF, some doubling of strike on both sides. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 7.4.10
CHF 1’000 - 2’000
1136
Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, AV dinar, 7.58 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Lion-Slayer type; king without halo
wearing a cap, holding the bow in his left hand, and firing an arrow at the lion to the left. Truncated Brahmi legend
around. Reverse: nimbate Lakshmi sitting with legs folded facing on a lion turned to the left, holding a diadem in her
raised right hand and a cornucopia in left; tamgha to left, Brahmi legend to right sinhavikrama. Kumar, TOTGE 2024,
Class III, variety B1. Raven, CG2/group 1.
A scarce, important, and probably early variant that shows traces of a beaded backrest on reverse top left and in right
field close to the legend.
Fine, some doubling of strike on obverse, punch mark on obverse field. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 5.1.38
CHF 750 - 1’500
1137
Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, AV dinar, 7.70 g. (19 mm). Obverse: Lion-Slayer type; king without halo,
bare chested and muscular, wearing short loin cloth, holding the bow in his left hand, and firing an arrow at the lion
to the right, lion falls backward. Truncated Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi sitting with folded legs to front
on a reclining lion facing to the left, her right knee resting on the neck of the lion and the right leg slightly pendant,
holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus flower in left; tamgha to left, Brahmi legend to right sinhavikkramah.
Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class III, variety A, 2, 3. Raven, CG2/group 6.
VG-Fine, damaged die and test hole, lustrous surfaces, struck on a somewhat irregular and bent flan. Ex Chand
Collection British Museum no 2.3.09
CHF 700 - 1’200