INDIA. Gupta Empire. Chandragupta I (ca. AD 319-335). AV dinar (20mm, 7.40 gm, 1h). VF. King and Queen type. Sri Kumaradevih (Brahmi) on left, Chandra/Gupta on right, King Chandragupta I (on right), standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing a short tunic, jeweled boots, and a tightly fitted cap, standard surmounted by crescent in left hand, offering with right hand a ring with a pearl or stone to Queen Kumaradevi (on left), standing facing, nimbate head right, wearing a sari, right hand on hip, left arm at side; crescent above between their heads / Lichchhavayah, Lakshmi, nimbate, seated in the paralambapasana posture on recumbent lion right, her feet resting on a circular mat below covered in lotus petals, cornucopia cradled in left arm, pasha in right hand; partial throne visible behind, tamgha in left field, dotted border. TOTGE, Kumar Class I, Variety A.2, pg. 174. Mitchiner 4791-4792. A lovely type with clear remnant detailing on the sunflower surfaces. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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