Lot 138
Ancient Gupta Empire Kachagupta Chakradhvaja Type Gold Dinara
Auction # 22 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 140000 - 160000
- Opening Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- S.Gupta, TOTGE # pg. 226, Standard Type, Class I, Variety A.1
- Metal Composition
- Gold
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine to extremely fine
- Diameter
- 19.63 mm
- Weight
- 7.63 gms
- Denomination
- Dinara
- Calendar/Year
- Circa 335 AD
Ancient, Gupta Empire, Kachagupta (Circa 335 AD), ‘Chakradhvaja’ Type, Gold Dinara, 7.63 gms, 19.63 mm, Obverse: King standing to left, holding a wheel-headed standard (Chakradhvaja) in his left hand, offering at a fire altar with extended right hand, Brahmi legend 'Kacha' written vertically below his left elbow, Brahmi legend around starting from 2 o clock clockwise reading as ‘Kacho Gama(vijityaDivam Ka)ramabhirutta(mairJayati)’, Reverse: Goddess Lakshmi standing to left holding a cornucopia in her left hand, a lotus creeper in her right hand, a tamgha in left field, Brahmi legend 'Sarvarajochchhetta'(exterminator of all kings) in the right field, dotted border around, S.Gupta, TOTGE # pg. 226, Standard Type, Class I, Variety A.1, very fine to extremely fine, very rare.