Chandragupta II, 383 – 412 AD
Dinar, Lion-slayer type, 383-412, AV 7.89 g. King standing l., wearing sash and jewellery, holding bow and arrow; in l. field, lion retreating l. Rev. The goddess Lakshmi seated on lion walking r., holding fillet and lotus. BMC Gupta 120 bis and pl. IX, 12. Kumar p. 275, Class III, variety B.6. Struck on a very broad flan and complete, weakly struck on reverse, otherwise extremely fine / very fine Ex Spink-Taisei Singapore 9, 1991, 121 and NAC 117, 2019, 238 (sold for 11000 and not paid) sales. From the Skanda collection.