Lot 1253 – Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, anonymous issue, c. 675-700, AV dinar, 5.60 g.
Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, anonymous issue, c. 675-700, AV dinar, 5.60 g. (20 mm). Obverse: stylized king with halo, standing, holding arrow in right hand and bow in left hand, conch standard behind, Bhahmi pra under king’s left arm. Reverse: stylized female figure/Lakshmi standing right, pseudo letters to right, bold dotted border around. Kumar, TOTGE 2024, 18.8.4.
A rare coin of the anonymous issue with conch standard, showing the king with a peculiar rectangular halo.
EF as struck, crude strike with lustrous surfaces.
Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 5.2.04.
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