Triton XVI, Lot: 678. Estimate $1000. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. Circa AD 380-413. AV Dinar (19mm, 8.11 g, 12h). Archer type, Class II, Variety A. Chandragupta, nimbate, standing left, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard; “chandra” in Brahmi to inner right; “deva śri maharajadira[ja śri chandragupta]” in Brahmi to outer right / Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in her right hand, left hand outstretched, holding lotus; tamgha to left; “śri vikrama” in Brahmi to right. BKB –; BMC Guptas 91–2; Altekar Class II, Variety A; Bayana –. VF, minimal hairline flan crack, some deposits. Very rare tamgha.