Indian Coins
Lot 2310 Indian Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $520
GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.5 grams), lion slayer type, BMC Class Ie, obv. king standing to right, wearing waistcloth with sash behind, shooting with bow at lion which he tramples with one foot, legend around, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated to left astride a lion, holding a lotus, places left hand on lion's haunch, legend around, (M.-, Altekar cf.plate XVIII, 5, cf.BMC 113 [Pl.IX, 1] from very similar dies). Has probably been mounted on edge and made smooth, porous surface, small dumpy flan, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
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Lot 2308
GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.8 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, ...
Estimate $150
Lot 2309
GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.8 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, ...
Estimate $200
Lot 2310 This lot
GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.5 grams), lion slayer type, BMC Class ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2311
GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.4 grams), horseman type, BMC Class IV, ...
Estimate $300
Lot 2312
GUPTA EMPIRE, Kumaragupta I, (A.D. 414-455), gold stater, (7.8 grams), archer type, BMC Class b, ...
Estimate $250