55, Lot: 69. Estimate $150. Sold for $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Gupta Empire. Chandragupta II. 380-414 AD. AV Stater (7.90 gm). King standing left casting incense on altar, resting left hand on sword hilt; behind him a dwarf attendant holds a Chattra (parasol) over him / Goddess Lakshmi walking left, holding diadem in right hand and lotus in left. BMC Guptas pg. 37, var. E, Pl. VIII, 10 var. (King and goddess nimbate ); Bayana Hoard 1130, note: "King wears dhoti, but is otherwise bare-bodied and bare-headed....Dwarf's body is turned away....It is not clear how he holds the staff of the chhatra (sic)." VF, pale gold. ($150)