Lot 139

Ancient, Guptas, Samudragupta (335-380 AD), Parashu type, Gold Dinara, 7.18 gms, 19.41 mm, Obverse: King standing, holding a battle axe with his left arm and his right arm resting on his hip, an attendant faces the king and holds a crescent standard, king had a dagger on his waist, Brahmi legend below left arm reading as ‘Samudra’, Brahmi legend around reading clockwise from 7 O clock position as ‘(Kritanta)parashu Ja(ya)tyajita Raja(jetatjita)’, Reverse: Goddess Ardoksho (Lakshmi) seated on a throne, holding Diadem in right arm and Cornucopia in left arm, Tamgah at left, Brahmi legend in right field reading as ‘Kritantaparashuh’, Dotted border around, S. Gupta, TOTGE # pg. 208, Battle-Axe type, Class II, Variety A.2, about very fine, very rare.