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Unknown
Dinar of Samudragupta Icirca 335-376

Not on view
Ancient gold coin with beaded border, showing a seated female figure in relief holding a scepter, with a serpent to the left and script characters to the right

Unknown, Dinar of Samudragupta I, circa 335-376 (alternate view), 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 Samudragupta I
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 335-376
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart
Accession Number
M.77.55.16
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; Dehejia, Vidya; Slusser, Mary Shepherd; Fisher, Robert E.; Brown, Robert L. Arts of Asia 15 (6): 68-125 (November- December 1985).