304, Lot: 205. Estimate $300.
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INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Samudragupta. Circa AD 335-380. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.63 g, 12h). Standard type. Samudragupta, nimbate, standing left, holding
rājadaṇḍa adorned with
patākā in left hand, right hand offering
purḍāśa on altar to left;
Samudra below arm,
garuḍadhvaja adorned with
patākā to left / Lakshmi seated facing on throne, holding diadem in her right hand, cradling cornucopia in her left arm; tamgha to left. BMC Guptas 5; Alketar class I; Bayana 104. Good VF.
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Ponterio 137 (13 January 2006), lot 1094.
