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Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Ashvamedha type.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:300,000.00 INR Estimated At:300,000.00 - 350,000.00 INR
Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Ashvamedha type.
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Gupta Dynasty, Samudragupta(345-375 CE),Gold Dinar,Ashvamedha type,Obv:a sacrificial horse standing facing left, behind a sacrificial post (Yupa), which is shown as an elaborate stand with streamers and ribbons flying in the wind; the Yupa has an ornamental pedestal with two steps which are slightly bent in towards the center, the Brahmi letter Si (Siddam)placed on the platform between the horse legs, a crescent behind the haunch of the horse, the Brahmi legendRajadhiraja (prithivim vijitya divam jayatyahruta vajimedha)around the field,Rev:the chief queen in the guise of a goddess standing facing left on a lotus-shaped pedestal, carrying a fly-whisk (Chauri) that rests on her shoulder inright hand, and holding a towel in her left, the Brahmi legendAshvamedha Parakramah in the right field and a ritual needle (Soochi/ceremonial spear with ribbons) in the left field, beaded border around the field,7.39g, 20.22mm, (Altekar, Bayana Hoard # Pl. V-1/TGE, S. Kumar # Class I-Var. A.2),about extremely fine,Extremely Rare.

Note:The Ashvamedha was one of the grandest of the Vedic religious ceremonies of ancient India, and was performed by a king to celebrate or, to be more precise, affirm their imperial sovereignty. The ceremony is described in detail in various Vedic writings, particularly the Shatapatha Brahmana.
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