India, Gupta Empire, AV Dinar ND – Chandragupta I (AD 319-343)

7.41g. 20mm. VF/VF. 'King and Queen' type. Assigned by Altekar and Kumar to Chandragupta I, but Allan and Mitchiner assigned this type to Samudragupta.
Obv: Chandragupta I standing to the right, holding crescent-topped scepter, looks at his bride Kumaradevi standing on the left; both figures nimbate; crescent above in center; Brahmi legends.
Rev.: The goddess Lakshmi, holding diadem and cornucopiae, seated facing on lion reclining to left; tamgha to left, Brahmi legend “Licchavayah” to right.
Mitchiner 4791/92; Altekar I:8 ff; Kumar A.2.
Very rare.
Kategooria Ancient - Oriental
Materjal Gold (Au)
Nominaalne Other
Period Ancient time