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Ancient India
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Gupta Empire, gold dinar of Kumara Gupta I (c.415-450 AD), 'Horseman' type, Altekar Class I, var. C; S. Kumar Class I, variety C.1, similar to S. Kumar coin 657, 17.57mm; 8.15g. Obv: King riding caparisoned horse cantering to right, bare -chested, wearing dhoti, armbands, and jeweled necklace, horse with jeweled braided mane; Brahmi legend Kshitipatirajito vijayi Kumaragupto divam jayati [The unconquered and victorious King Kumaragupta wins the heavens], visible in parts from 12 o'clock along the margin. Rev: Nimbate Goddess Lakshmi seated in profile, facing left, on a decorative wicker stool, wearing a pearled necklace and large earrings, holding a long stemmed lotus with root nodules at the base in her left hand and a diadem in her right hand; Brahmi legend Ajitamahendra [invincible Mahendra - an epithet of God Indra, the king of gods] in the right field.
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Estimated Price
Rs. 2,00,000-2,50,000
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