Question

Which of the following instruments is Gupta ruler Samudragupta shown playing on his coins? 
1. Veena
2. Mridanga
3. Sarangi
4. Tabla

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Veena

The correct answer is Veena.

• In the Lyrist type of coins, Depicts Samudragupta wearing waist-cloth and seated on a couch, playing the veena that lies on his knees.
• Samudragupta's empire extended from the Himalayan foothills in the north to central India in the south-west and from Ravi River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east.
• He performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice to prove his imperial sovereignty.
• According to his coins, he remained undefeated.
• Initially, The coinage of the Gupta Empire was derived from the coinage of the Kushan Empire.
• The Guptas adopted from the Kushans the name of Dinara for their coinage.

 

• The following types of Samudragupta's coins, inscribed with Sanskrit language legends, have been discovered are
  • Standard type
  • Archer type
  • Tiger-slayer type
  • Battle-axe type
  • Lyrist type
  • Ashvamedha type