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Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.532 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, good very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.542 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, has been mounted on edge, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.506 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.454 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.538 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, good fine weak in places, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.380 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.674 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, cut in edge, very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.436 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, edge flaw, fine, very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.394 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.516 grams), Kacha type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a chakradhvaja, with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, Brahmi letters Kacha to his immediate right, poetical legend around, 'Having conquered the earth, Kacha wins the heaven by excellent deeds', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate, head to left, standing, holding a cornucopiae and a bouquet of flowers, symbol to left, to right the Brahmi legend Sarvarajochchhetta 'exterminator of all kings', (Altekar Bayana hoard, cf.plate VI, 11-14; BMC 41-2, [Pl.II, 6-7] from similar dies, cf.M.4793). Of fine style, weak in places, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.482 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (8.082 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.698 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.778 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (8.036 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.586 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (8.184 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend, (M.4804-8, Altekar Bayana hoard, Pl.XII, 1-12, BMC 77-94 [Pl.VII, 1-12] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (8.064 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, (cf.M.4810, Altekar Bayana hoard, cf.plate XIX, 1-15, BMC 88 [Pl.XII, 8-12]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (6.996 grams), Chattra type, BMC Type II, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, casting incense on altar, with left hand on sword hilt, behind him a dwarf attendant, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate standing to left on pedestal holding fillet in outstretched right hand, and resting left hand on hip, to right the Brahmi legend, (Altekar Bayana hoard, cf.plate XV, 12-15. XVI, 1-4, BMC 106 [Pl.VIII, 6] from very similar dies, cf.M.4819-4820). Edge filed and smoothed, otherwise very fine and a rare type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.764 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, (cf.M.4814, Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate XVI, 14-15, XVII 1-10; cf.BMC 119-120 [Pl.IX, 9-10]). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $800
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (6.574 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, (cf.M.4810, Altekar Bayana hoard, cf.plate XIX, 1-15, BMC 88 [Pl.XII, 8-12]). Smoothed around the edge, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.676 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, (cf.M.4810, Altekar Bayana hoard, cf.plate XIX, 1-15, BMC 88 [Pl.XII, 8-12]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Kumaragupta I, (A.D. 414-455), gold stater, (6.504 grams), horseman type, BMC Class IIa, obv. king nimbate, with long locks, mounted on horse, prancing to right, Bahmi script around, 'The unconquered Mahendra, invincible, the moon in the sky of the Gupta line, the victorious', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated on wicker stool, to left, holding a lotus and feeding a peacock from a bunch of fruit, to right, the Brahmi legend 'Ajitavikramah (he whose prowess is unsurpassed)', (Altekar Bayana hoard, plate XXV, 11-15, cf.BMC 218-9 [Pl.XIII, 10-11] from very similar dies, cf.M.4839). Small dumpy flan, porous, probably has been mounted, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Skandagupta, (c.A.D. 455-480), gold stater, (7.760 grams), dynastic or king and queen type, obv. to right the king Skandagupta facing Lakshmi, lotus hehind her and Garuda standard between them, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a lotus, to right Brahmi legend, (cf.Altekar Bayana hoard plate XXXII, 3; BMC 23 [Pl.XIX, 6-9], cf.M.4866). Porous flan with smoothed edge, appears to have been mounted, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), gold tankah, (11.0 grams), Delhi mint, dated 742, Fi zamin al-Iman type, (Rajgor 1218, Wright 491A). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), round silver half rupee, Kabul mint, (5.55 grams), regal year 45 (c.AD 1599), not dated AH, Di month, (KM.62.2). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), square silver rupee, Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, of fine style, (11.248 grams), AH 1000 = AD 1591-2, (KM.82.8, PMC 220-2, IMC 279-281, BMC 151-3). Clear mint reading, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), square silver rupee, Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, of crude style, (11.040 grams), not dated c.AH 1000 = c.AD 1591-2, (KM.82.9, PMC 218, IMC 283-4, BMC 160). Traces of mint reading, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), square silver rupee, probably Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, of crude style, (11.133 grams), regal year 33 (c.AD 1587), not dated AH no month or mint, (KM.91.1). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.94 grams), Agra mint, year 974 (1566-1567), Agra mint signature mostly off flan, obv. Kalina, rev. Akbar's name, date and mint signature, (cf.BMC 24 [Agra?], Lucknow 69 [Agra and illustrated], cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 102 [975 Uncertain mint], KM. SAC 105.1). Knock in reverse field, otherwise almost a full flan and nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460