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Dinar of Chandragupta Icirca 320

Not on view
Gold coin with two standing figures in relief, flanking a central post or altar, with Indic script characters along both edges
Gold coin with a raised relief of a seated figure in frontal pose, surrounded by Brahmi script characters along the right edge and small symbols on the left.

Unknown, Dinar of Chandragupta I, circa 320, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dinar of Chandragupta I
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 320
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.06 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart
Accession Number
M.77.55.15
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. The Ideal Image : The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence. New York : Asia Society in association with J. Weatherhill, 1978.