GOLD COINS FROM GUPTA DYNASTY INDIA

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Date	November 8, 2009
Name	Ellen M. Raven
Email	e.m.raven@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Home Page	http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/organisation/south-asian-tibetan/ravenem.html
City	Leiden
State	ZH
Country	Netherlands

Comments

In spite of the impressive beauty of Gupta gold coins, there are relatively few sites dedicated in particular to this splendid series. Museums holding important Gupta coin collections are lagging behind in offering digital visuals for them. The Shivlee collection is to be congratulated for enabling a close encounter with the opulence of Gupta numismatic design.

Ms. Ellen Raven is a renowned Indologist and the foremost authority on the Gupta Dynasty coins.

Date	November 9, 2009
Name	Dr. Dilip Rajgor
Email	drajgor@hotmail.com
Home Page	www.dineshmodyinstitute.org
City	Mumbai
State	Maharashtra
Country	India

Comments

I am delighted to visit the Shivlee website for Gupta Coins. The website is truly of international standard with the emphasis on complete catalogue of Gupta coins with beautiful illustrations from the Shivlee Collection. The Catalogue is planned according to the chronology of the Gupta Monarchs and within that each and every type and their sub-varieties are arranged with necessary description. The Shivlee Collection is important in a number of ways: First of all, it�s the largest group of original Bayana Hoard coins in a private collection; secondly, it has best preserved specimens of coins like the Kachagupta coin with complete obverse legend and � Dinar of Chandragupta II; and some of the exquisite coins of the Great Guptas who not only portray the zenith of numismatic art but also the height of culture in India as early as 4th century AD. I congratulate Mr. Sanjeev Kumar of the Shivlee Trust for forming this incredible collection and making it available to the world at large for study and admiration. Thanks a lot, and keep it up.

Dr. Dilip Rajor is the Director of the Dinesh Mody Institute for Numismatics at the University of Mumbai and one of the foremost authorities on the evolution of the Indic Script thru the ages.

Date	November 14, 2009
Name	Prof. J F McCarthy
Email
Home Page
City	Boston
State	MA
Country	USA

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ABSOLUTELY A FANTASTIC COLLECTION. Thank you for sharing these coins. To have the chance to view such an extensive and complete collection first hand is truly a treat. I have been following the Indian Numismatics for about 20 years and have never seen such a complete collection with such rarities. One of the truly RARE coin is the King Kumaragupta I Parasol Type (also referred to as the Chattra Type). I have NEVER seen one of these come up for sale EVER. What a treat to see it !! Keep it up and PLEASE keep the collection open for viewing. With Kind Regards, John

Date	February 9, 2010
Name	Seth Freeman
Email	seth@baldwin.co.uk
Home Page	www.baldwin.co.uk
City	London
State	London
Country	UK

Comments

What a fantastic collection and a well researched and informative website. Congratulations to all involved as it will certainly encourage collectors and students of the series!

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The Shivlee Collection©

THE SHIVLEE COLLECTION

GUPTA DYNASTY HISTORY

CHANDRAGUPTA I COINS

Standard (Sceptre) Type

King&Queen on Couch Type

SAMUDRAGUPTA COINS

Standard (Sceptre)

Archer Type Coins

Lyrist Type Coins

Asvamedha Type Coins

Battle Axe Type Coins

King and Queen Type Coins

Tiger Slayer Type Coins

Silver Coins of Samudra

RAMAGUPTA COINS

COPPER COINS

KACHAGUPTA

KACHAGUPTA GOLD COINS

ASVAMEDHA COPPER COIN

CHANDRAGUPTA II COINS

CII ARCHER HALF DINARS

CII ARCHER CLASS I COINS

CII ARCHER CLASS II COINS

CII CHATTRA TYPE COINS

CII HORSEMAN TYPE COINS

CII KING & QUEEN TYPE

CII COUCH TYPE

CII LION SLAYER COINS

SILVER COINS

COPPER & LEAD COINS

KUMARAGUPTA I

K1 ARCHER TYPE COINS

K1 HORSEMAN TYPE COINS

K1 CHATTRA TYPE COINS

K1 ASVAMEDHA TYPE COIN

K1 KARTIKEYA TYPE COINS

K1 SWORDSMAN TYPE COIN

K1 TIGER SLAYER COINS

K1 LION SLAYER COINS

K1 ELEPHANT RIDER COINS

K1 GARUDA TYPE COINS

K1 Copper Coins

K1 Silver Coins

K1 Lead Coins

SKANDAGUPTA

SKANDA ARCHER COINS

SKANDA KING & LAKSHMI

SKANDA Silver Coins

SKANDA Lead Coins

PURUGUPTA COINS

CHANDRAGUPTA III

SAMUDRAGUPTA II

PRAKASADITYA COINS

NARASIMHAGUPTA BALADITYA

KUMARAGUPTA II COINS

BUDDHAGUPTA COINS

BUDDHAGUPTA ARCHER TYPE

BUDDHAGUPTA SILVER COINS

VISHNUGUPTA

JAYAGUPTA COINS

SAMACHAR DEVA GUPTA

POST-GUPTA COINAGE

RESEARCH:

BRAHMI SCRIPT

INSCRIPTIONS - INDIA

Maps Ancient India Kings

National Museum - GUPTA

Images -Gupta Nat Musm

National Museum - MUGHALS

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A comprehensive collection of rare gold coins from the Gupta Empire of India.