INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Samudragupta. Circa AD 335-380. AV Dinar (22.5mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Aśvamedha Type, Class I, Variety B.1. VF.Triton XXVII Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Samudragupta. Circa AD 335-380. AV Dinar (22.5mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Aśvamedha Type, Class I, Variety B.1. rajadhiraja prithivim vi[jitya divam jayatyahritavajimedha] in Brahmi, horse standing left on ground line; to left, filleted yūpa surmounted by standard with streamers flying over horse; si in Brahmi below horse / aśvamedhapa[rakrama] in Brahmi to right, Kumar Class I, Variety B.1 (fourth example – this coin); BKB 196; cf. BMC Guptas, p. 22, – and pl. V, 11; Altekar 6; Bayana 170. Lightly toned with reddish deposits in devices, areas of peripheral weakness, tiny edge splits. VF. Very rare and popular type. |