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Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Guptas of Archer type.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:60,000.00 INR Estimated At:60,000.00 - 65,000.00 INR
Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Guptas of Archer type.
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Gupta Dynasty, Samudragupta (335-370 CE), Gold Dinar, “Archer” type, Obv: the king standing facing the left, nimbate, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, wearing a royal diadem, with a filleted Garuda standard in the left field, the Brahmi legend “Samudra" below the king's arm, a circular Brahmi legend “Apratiratho vijitya kshitim sucharitair divam jayati” around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated on a high backed throne, whose four legs are clearly visible, with her feet resting on a circular mat below, a diadem and a cornucopia in her hands, a tamgha on the top-left field, the Brahmi legend “Apratirathah" (Matchless Chariot Warrior) on the right field, a dotted border around the field, 7.3g, 20.69mm, (Unlisted in Altekar/TGE, S. Kumar # Class I -Var. A.2), about very fine, Rare.

Note: A clear indication of the Indianization of the Gupta coinage can be seen in the shift from the standard type to the archer type.
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