Lot 10128 – Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, lion slayer, AV dinar, 7.81 g.

Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, c. 380-413, AV dinar, 7.81 g. (18 mm). Obverse: ‘lion slayer’ type; king in very dynamic pose with one leg raised, holding the bow in his left hand, and firing an arrow at the lion with his right hand. Reverse: Lakshmi sitting in the satvasana pose on a lion lying to the left with its head raised; she holds a lotus flower in her left hand and appears to be scattering coins with her left, tamgha to left. Kumar TOTGE 2024, Class III.

VF-EF, well struck with some lustre showing through.

A wonderfully dramatic and well-struck coin of the famous lion-slayer design.

Ex Chand Collection 2.1.21