Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 438 Numistats ref: 672928
No match
Central Asian
Category
INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. Circa AD 413-455. AV Dinar (18mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Elephant-rider/Lion-trampler type. kṣhata Kumā[...] in Brahmi, Kumaragupta seated right on caparisoned elephant advancing right and stepping on lion with left foreleg; behind Kumaragupta, an attendant holding a parasol / simhanihaṁtā mahendragajaḥ in Brahmi, Lakshmi, nimbate, standing facing, head left, holding lotus and making benedictional gesture to peacock to left, standing right. Kumar (2nd ed.) 13.6, 630 (same dies); BKB 187; BMC Guptas –; Altekar, pp. 195-7; Bayana 1795-8. Toned. Good VF. Very rare, one of fifteen specimens known.
Description
Good VF
Grade
17257.51 EUR
Starting
28762.52 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized