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Lot No.228
AUC42
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2022
Gold
Gupta Empire, gold dinar of Samudra Gupta, (335-380 AD), 'Standard / javelin' type, BMC I, 14; Coinage of the Gupta Empire, Altekar Plate II no.3, S. Kumar Class II, var. A.8, 7.68g. Obv: Samudragupta, nimbate, standing left, holding standard & sacrificing over altar; garuda standard behind altar; brahmi legend Jito divam jayati to left. Rev: Nimbate goddess seated facing on throne holding diadem in one hand and a cornucopia in the other, traces of brahmi legend Parakramah in the right field and tamgha to left.
Good very fine, Very rare.
The stylistic execution of this coin suggests it to be a product of a different mint, most likely located in the Western part of the Gupta Empire, where the engravers preferred a more slender and 'monumental' expression of motifs close to sculptural depictions. During Samudra Gupta's reign, this mint was at its nascent stage and very few coins of this slender style exist. Judging from available specimens the style proliferated in Chandra Gupta II's reign and later, became the exclusive idiom for Gupta gold coins.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,00,000-1,20,000
Sold For :
Rs. 1,10,000
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