Lot 27
Ancient Guptas Kumara Gupta I Pakagupta type Silver Dramma
Auction # 29 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 4000 - 6000
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- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # pg. 589
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 13.35 mm
- Weight
- 2.02 gms
- Denomination
- Dramma
- Calendar/Year
- c. 415-455 AD
Ancient, Guptas, Kumara Gupta I (c. 415-455 AD), Silver Dramma, 2.02 gms, 13.35 mm, Pakagupta type, Obverse: Bust of king to right, Reverse: Stylised Garuda at centre, Brahmi legend around reading clockwise as ‘(Paramabhagavata Ma)harajadhiraja Shri Pakagupta Mahendra(ditya)’, Normal drammas of Kumaragupta I has the king’s name as ‘Shri Kumaragupta’. However, some rare drammas read as ‘Shri Pakagupta’, Pieper # pg. 589, very fine, rare.