Lot 1107 – Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar 7.45 g. Horse

Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, c. 335-375, AV dinar 7.45 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Asvamedha (horse sacrifice) type; sacrificial horse standing left on podium with crescent above the back, yupa (sacrificial post) in front, Brahmi legend around which is largely off flan and si below horse. Reverse: Rajya Lakshmi standing left, holding towel or diadem in left hand, and fly whisk in right, Brahmi legend at right; asvamedhaparakramah (‘with the bold advance of one (powerful enough to perform) an Asvamedha’), dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, class I. Raven, SG/group 4.

VF, struck from semi-rusty dies.

Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 1.11.16.