Los 8247

King-and-Queen Type, AV dinara, 7.76 g, 18 mm, specific gravity 14.97. Obv.: Elegant and nimbate royal pair, Candragupta I with crescent staff-sceptre (crescent out of flan) and Kumāradevī. The king touches the chin of his spouse. A crescent in between. Name candra beneath king’s arm and gupta near margin. Traces of śrīkumāradevī along the left margin. Rev.: Nimbate Śrī with short fillet and wide cornucopia, sits on lion to left; large symbol, legend licchavayaḥ (Raven 2010: group SG.16; Kumar 2017/2024: Var. I.A.3; Raven frthcmg: SG/Group 7, Variety 2. These coins are scarce and advanced in style for the time of Samudragupta. Fr. 77) - VF-XF