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Ancient India
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| Gupta Empire, gold dinar of Skanda Gupta (455-470 AD), 'King and Lakshmi' type, Altekar p. 246-247, S Kumar p. 351 -352, 8.54g. Obv: Bare-bodied king standing facing right, with a strung bow in one hand and the other hand resting on hip, holding an arrow. Goddess Lakshmi (sometimes also identified as the Queen) standing to his right, facing the king, and holding an object (a ring?) in her uplifted hand. Her second hand carries a lotus. A 'Garuda standard' separates the two human depictions; Brahmi legend Jayati Mahi…(Skandagupta) Sudhnavi clockwise from 1 o'clock. Rev: Nimbate Goddess Lakshmi seated on lotus, holding a lotus bloom in one hand and a noose in the other; Brahmi legend Shri Skandaguptah in the right field and a Tamgha in the left. |
Estimate
Rs. 12,00,000-15,00,000
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Sold For :
Rs. 12,00,000
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