INDIA. Gupta Empire. Chandragupta I (ca. AD 319-335). AV dinar (19mm, 7.59 gm, 12h). VF. King and Queen type. Kumaradevi Sri (Brahmi) on left, Chandra/Gupta on right, King Chandragupta I (on right), standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing a short tunic, jeweled boots, and a tightly fitted cap, standard in left hand, offering with right hand a ring with a pearl or stone to Queen Kumaradevi (on left), standing facing, nimbate head right, wearing a sari, right hand on hip, left arm at side; crescent above between their heads, three pellets between below / Lichchhavayah, Lakshmi seated in the paralambapadasana posture on recumbent lion left, her feet resting on a circular mat below covered in lotus petals, cornucopia cradled in left arm, pasha in right hand; tamgha in left field, dotted border. TOTGE, Kumar Class II, Variety B.5, pg. 179 (same dies). Mitchiner 4791-4792 var. (lion right). Extremely rare, Kumar citing a sole example in a private collection. Vibrant, honeyed surfaces with bold and clear designs. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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