CNG 100, Lot: 155. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Gupta Empire. Magadha. Narasimhagupta Baladitya. Circa AD 495-530. AV Dinar (21mm, 9.74 g, 12h). Archer type (Class II). Narasimhagupta, nimbate, standing left, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard; gre in Brahmi between legs, nara in Brahmi below left arm / Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in her right hand, left hand outstretched, holding lotus; tamgha to left; baladitya in Brahmi to right. BKB 224–7; BMC Guptas 561–9; Altekar pl. XV, 2I; cf. Bayana 5. Good VF, earthen deposits.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Malter XLII (9 September 1989), lot 488.