Indian Coins
Lot 2005 Indian Coins
Estimate $350
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SOLD $400
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.7 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend Sri Vikramah, (Altekar cf.plate IV, 12, BMC 70-1 [Pl.VI, 12-13] from very similar dies, cf.M.4796-4808). Nearly very fine and scarce.
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Estimate $350
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