Indian Coins
Lot 2131 Session 7 (11.30am Thursday) Indian Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $800
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.90 grams), archer type degraded style, cf.BMC Class IIa, 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, raising arms, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right trace of Brahmi legend, (M.-, cf.Altekar plate X, 13 but later; cf.BMC 74-76 [Pl.VI, 16-18] from very similar dies). Good very fine and very rare.
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 2129
BARAKZAI, silver rupees, Muhammad Ya`qub (A.H. 1296-1297) (A.D. 1879-1880), Kabul mint, A.H.1296, (1879), (A.3174, C.945), ...
Estimate $90
Lot 2130
ANCIENT INDIA, Magadha and other Empires, (400-100 B.C.), Taxila and Gandhara punch marked bent bar, ...
Estimate $100
Lot 2131 This lot
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.90 grams), archer type degraded style, cf.BMC Class IIa, ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2132
CHANDRAGUPTA II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.940 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2133
SULTANS OF BENGAL, silver tankas (6), Firoz Shah, (A.H. 700-722, A.D.1300-1322)), AH 716, Lakhnauti mint, ...
Estimate $400