The Silk Road Collection III
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Gupta Empire, Skandagupta, c. 455-467, AV dinar, 9.22 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Archer type. King with halo and curly
shoulder-length hair, wearing necklace and tunic with long tails over loin cloth and thin sash tied on waist, standing
left, holding longbow in left hand, arrow in right, tall and slender Garuda standard at left with part of a rim diadem,
Brahmi legend under arm, skanda, circular Brahmi legend around, parahitakārī rāja ja… t(i) divaṃ śrī kramādityaḥ as
read by Pankaj Tandon (the noble King, Kramaditya, benefactor of others, wins heaven). Reverse: Lakshmi with halo
seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus left, tamgha to left, Brahmi legend on reverse Kramadityah. Kumar,
TOTGE 2024, Class II, variant A, 1. Raven, SkG/group 6.
EF+, a most attractive coin with a sharp, elegant and harmonious obverse, well-defined details, lustrous; a slight edge
crack at 3 o’clock.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 3.5.05
CHF 2’000 - 4’000
1150
Gupta Empire, Skandagupta, c. 455-467, AV dinar, 9.24 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Archer type. King with halo and
shoulder-length curly hair wearing tailed tunic and sash over loin cloth, standing left, holding longbow in left hand,
arrow in right, tall complete Garuda standard at left with rim diadem, Brahmi legend under arm, skanda, circular
Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus left, tamgha to
left, Brahmi legend on reverse Kramadityah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, variant A, 1. Raven, SkG/group 6.
Fine-VF, very attractive features and well-defined details in both sides; a deep cut extending from 2 o’clock position
towards the king’s arm. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.3.24
CHF 750 - 1’500
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