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CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.4 grams), lion slayer type, BMC Class Ie, obv. king standing to right, wearing waistcloth with sash behind, shooting with bow at lion which he tramples with one foot, legend around, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated to left astride a lion, holding a lotus, places left hand on lion's haunch, legend around, (cf.M.4814, Altekar cf.plate VI, 11, cf.BMC 111 [Pl.VIII, 14] from very similar dies). Has probably been mounted on edge and made smooth, small dumpy flan, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
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