Lot 10150 – Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.

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Lot 10150 – Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.
Stamp of Coins » Gupta Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.

Lot 10150 – Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, swordsman, AV dinar, 8.15 g.

Coins » Gupta
Coin
Price realised
7’500 CHF
Estimate
2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Auction date
dim. 1 déc. 2024 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta, c. 415-455, AV dinar, 8.15 g. (20 mm). Obverse: ‘swordsman’ type, king standing left, holding sword hilt in left hand and making an offering with right. Garuda standard at left, Brahmi legend Ku in right field. Reverse: Lakshmi sitting facing on seven-petaled lotus, holding long-stemmed lotus flower and diadem, tamgha upper left, Brahmi legend right, Sri Kumaragupta, dotted border around.

EF+, rusty dies, some weakness between legs, lustrous, strong details.

Ex Chand Collection 2.2.20

Auction
Feldman International Auctions Inaugural Auction
Catalogue
Silk Road Gold Coins

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