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Lot No.152
AUC26
Ancient India
Auction Date: 21-01-2017
Gold
Samatata region, Anonymous Gold Dinar copying Gupta coin designs, 'Ashwamedha' type (c. 550-650 AD), ECB SAM5.3, 5.52g. Obv: Stylised representation of a nimbate 'archer' type king, holding bow in one hand and arrow in the other, with a crudely executed 'Shankha' standard in the backdrop and Brahmi letter Shri to the left of the head; a small figure of a horse below the hand with bow and Brahmi letters Deya/Dasa above the horse. Rev: Stylised female figure standing holding a ball-like object in her hand, and curvilinear drapes behind her back; unread legend in the right field.
Very Fine, Very Rare.
Bose and Nasir read the letters above the horse as 'Dasa', but Deya (meaning 'to be given') makes a better sense, considering the possibility that these coins were struck for the Ashwamedha ceremony.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 80,000-1,00,000
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