View lot
This lot is not illustrated.
Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.75 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 an 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, 13, cf.BMC 71 [Pl.VI, 13] from very similar dies, cf.M.4797-9). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 1052
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.4 grams), lion slayer type, BMC Class Ie, obv. ...
Estimate $350
Lot 1053
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.7 grams), Chattra type, BMC Type II, obv. king ...
Estimate $400
Lot 1054 This lot
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.75 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $250
Lot 1055
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.8 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $270
Lot 1056
CHAULUKYAS OF ANAHILLAPATAKA, Kumarapala, (1145-1171), Gold stater or dinara, not dated, (4.1 grams), obv. four ...
Estimate $120