The Silk Road Collection III
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Gupta Empire, Skandagupta, c. 455-467, AV dinar, 9.01 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Archer type. King with halo and curly
shoulder-length hair, wearing tunic with long tails over loin cloth and sash on the side, standing left, holding bow
in left hand, arrow in right, Garuda standard at left and ring diadem supporting a gem, Brahmi legend under arm,
skanda, circular Brahmi legend around. Reverse: Lakshmi with halo seated facing on lotus, holding diadem and lotus,
tamgha in left field, Brahmi legend Kramadityah. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, Class II, variant A, 1. Raven, SkG/group 6.
Near EF, attractive and a richly detailed and well-centred strike on both sides, a slight trace of edge filing at 8 o’clock.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.4.04
CHF 1’500 - 3’000
1161
Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta II, c. 473-476, AV dinar, 9.26 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Archer type, nimbate king wearing
tailed tunic over a loin cloth with a sash tied on the waist, standing left, holding longbow in left hand, arrow in
right, Garuda standard at left, circular legend starting with parahita and likely ending on kumāragupta divaṃ jayat
(Kumāragupta …., the benefactor of others, wins heaven). Reverse: nimbate Lakshmi seated in padmasana pose
facing on lotus, holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus left, Brahmi legend to right ending with
kramaditya, dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE, p. 467. Raven, KG2/group 1.
Fine, with a VF+ reverse.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 5.1.49
CHF 1’500 - 3’000
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