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Ancient India
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Gupta Empire - gold dinar of Kumara Gupta (c. 415-450 AD), 'Lion slayer' type, Altekar Class I (lion-combatant), var. C, 8.05g. Obv: king, bare bodied and wearing a waistcloth with a band, standing in a frontal posture with one leg flexed at the knee, striking at a lion with bow with its string pulled to the king's ear; Brahmi legend Kumaragupto Yudhi Simha... along the margin from 7 o'clock. Rev: goddess, seated in a Lalitasana posture (with one leg folded and the other hanging down) on the back of a couchant lion, facing right. She holds a long-stemmed lotus in one hand and scatters coins with the other; Tamgha to left and Brahmi legend Sinhamahendra to right.
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Estimated Price
Rs. 3,50,000-4,50,000
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