Marudhar Arts
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Gold Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II of Guptas of Archer type.
Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 CE), Gold Dinar, "Archer-Garuda with Snake" type, Obv: the king standing, nimbate, facing left, wears a tight fitting diadem, king in dhoti and wearing a waist cloth (sash) hanging down from a knot, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, a ribbonned Garuda standard on the left field, a snake in Garuda's neck, Brahmi legend "Chandra" below the king's arm, Brahmi legend "Deva Sri Mahara(jadhiraja Sri Chandraguptah)" around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, facing forward and seated in the padmasana posture on a lotus, holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus in her left hand, whose stem is coming from inside the hand resting on her thigh, a tamgha in the left field, the Brahmi legend "Sri Vikramah" in the right field, 7.80g, 19.22mm, (Altekar. Bayana Hoard # Pl. XII-2/TGE, S. Kumar # Class. 3-A.7), choice very fine, Very Rare.
Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (375-415 CE), Gold Dinar, "Archer-Garuda with Snake" type, Obv: the king standing, nimbate, facing left, wears a tight fitting diadem, king in dhoti and wearing a waist cloth (sash) hanging down from a knot, holding a longbow in his left hand and an arrow in his right, a ribbonned Garuda standard on the left field, a snake in Garuda's neck, Brahmi legend "Chandra" below the king's arm, Brahmi legend "Deva Sri Mahara(jadhiraja Sri Chandraguptah)" around the field, Rev: the goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, facing forward and seated in the padmasana posture on a lotus, holding a diadem in her right hand and a lotus in her left hand, whose stem is coming from inside the hand resting on her thigh, a tamgha in the left field, the Brahmi legend "Sri Vikramah" in the right field, 7.80g, 19.22mm, (Altekar. Bayana Hoard # Pl. XII-2/TGE, S. Kumar # Class. 3-A.7), choice very fine, Very Rare.