WORLD COINS. INDIA. Gupta. Chandragupta II. Gold Dinar. AV 7.75g. Chhatra (Parasol) type. Chandragupta standing left, dropping offerings onto altar and holding sword, small attendant at his side holding parasol. Rev. The goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, standing left, holding diadem and lotus, tamgha to left (BMC Guptas p.37, pl. VIII, 10; Bayana class II, variety C, 1114). Very fine.
This variety of the Chhatra type is less scarce than the others but is remarkable for the depiction of the Goddess on the reverse.
Estimate: $1,500