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GUPTA EMPIRE, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.855 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', (M.4803, Altekar cf.plate IV, 14, BMC 76 [Pl.VI, 18] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Ex. Glendining's London, May 22, 1980, (lot 421 part).
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