Triton XVI, Lot: 681. Estimate $5000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Gupta Empire. Magadha. Narasimhagupta Baladitya. Circa AD 495-530. AV Dinar (21mm, 9.61 g, 11h). Archer type, Class II. Narasimhagupta, nimbate, standing left, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard; pellet above “ru” in Brahmi between legs, “nara” in Brahmi to inner right / Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in her right hand, left hand outstretched, holding lotus; tamgha to left; “valaditya” in Brahmi to right. BKB 224–7; BMC Guptas 561–9; Altekar Class II; cf. Bayana 5. Good VF. Struck on a full flan. Rare.