Indian Coins
Lot 3616 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Indian Coins
Estimate $450
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $800
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.764 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 Bayana hoard cf.plate XVI, 14-15, XVII 1-10; cf.BMC 119-120 [Pl.IX, 9-10]). Good very fine and very rare.
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Lot 3614
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (8.064 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $350
Lot 3615
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (6.996 grams), Chattra type, BMC Type II, obv. king ...
Estimate $400
Lot 3616 This lot
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.764 grams), lion slayer type, BMC Class Ie, obv. ...
Estimate $450
Lot 3617
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (6.574 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3618
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.676 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $350