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Dinar of Chandragupta IIcirca 376-414

Not on view
Small ancient gold coin with irregular edges, showing a nude figure in relief with raised arm, vertical staff, and partially legible inscription in a non-Latin script
Circular gold disk with repoussé decoration, featuring a central seated deity figure in lotus position with multiple arms, flanked by attendant figures, with scrolling floral motifs along the border.

Unknown, Dinar of Chandragupta II, circa 376-414, 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 II
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 376-414
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart
Accession Number
M.77.55.19
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.