Triton XVIII, Lot: 858. Estimate $750. Sold for $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. Circa AD 380-413. AV Dinar (18mm, 8.24 g, 12h). Archer type, Class II, Variety C. Chandragupta, nimbate, standing left, sword at side, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard;
chandra in Brahmi to inner right;
deva śri maharajadhriajaśri [
chandragupta] in Brahmi to outer right / Ardoxsho, 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 85-6; BMC Guptas –; Altekar Class II, Variety C; Bayana 970. Good VF, attractive red toning in devices.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex UBS 84 (19 January 2010), lot 31.