Lot 1257 – Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.

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Lot 1257 – Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.
Stamp of Coins » Post-Gupta Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.

Lot 1257 – Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g.

Coins » Post-Gupta
Coin
Price realised
360 CHF
Estimate
300 – 500 CHF
Auction date
Wed 18 Jun 2025 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Post Gupta, Bengal, Samatata region, king of Kumarupa Bhaskaravarman (?), c. 650-700, AV dinar, 5.65 g. (23 mm). Obverse: stylized king without halo, standing, holding arrow in right hand and bow in left hand, an indeterminate symbol appears before king’s face, standard behind, Brahmi Sri Kumara below king’s left arm. Reverse: stylized female figure/Lakshmi standing right, illigible letters to right, bold dotted border around. Kumar 18.8.8. An extremely rare type.

About EF, large flan, well-defined features.

Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 2.6.09.

Auction
Feldman International Auctions Spring 2025
Catalogue
Silk Road Coins II

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