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Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Sisarupa - Silver
2. Tamargupta - Cooper
3. Suvarnarupa - Gold
Choose from the following options.
Chanakya, the prime minister to the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya, mentioned the minting of punch marked coins such as rupyarupa (silver), suvarnarupa (gold), tamrarupa (copper) and sisarupa (lead) in his Arthashastra treatise. Out of the various symbols used, sun and six armed wheel were most consistent. The coin contained an average of 50-54 grains of silver and 32 rattis in weight and termed as Karshapanas.
Consider the following statements regarding punch marked coins issued by various Mahajanapadas.
1. Puranas among the the first Indian punch marked coins
2. They were made up of nickel and lead
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about Indo Greek coins.
1. They were made up of silver and copper only
2. They used two languages - Greek on one of this side and Sanskrit on the other side
3. Kanishka also employed Hindu deities on them
Which of these statements are correct?
The legends on their Indian coins were mentioned in two languages, in Greek on one of the side and in Kharosthi on the other side of the coin. The Greek gods and goddesses commonly shown on the Indo-Greek coins were Zeus, Hercules, Apollo and Pallas Athene. The initial series used images of Greek deities but later coins had images of Indian deities as well. These coins are significant because they carried detailed information about the issuing monarch, the year of issue and sometimes an image of the reigning king. Coins were mainly made of silver, copper, nickel and lead. The coins of the Greek kings in India were bilingual, i.e., written in Greek on the front side and in Pali language (in Kharosthi script) on the back. Later, Indo-Greek Kushan kings of introduced the Greek custom engraving portrait heads on the coins. The coins issued by Kanishka employed only Greek characters.
Consider the following statements regarding coins by satavahanas.
1. Satavahana Kings mostly used silver as a material for their coins
2. The dialect used was Sanskrit
Which of these statements are correct?
Satavahanas rule started after 232 BC and lasted up to 227 AD. The Satavahana kings mostly used lead as a material for their coins. Silver coins were rare.
Next to lead, they used an alloy of silver and copper called potin'. Many copper coins are also available. Although the Satavahana coins are devoid of any beauty or artistic merit, they constitute a valuable source-material for the dynastic history of the Satavahanas. Most of the Satavahana coins had on one side, the figure of an elephant, horse, lion or Chaitya. The other side showed the Ujjain symbol - a cross with four circles at the end of the two crossing lines. The dialect used was Prakrit.
Consider the following statements about coins of the Western Satraps.
1. Prakrit language had been generally used
2. They have the head of the King on one side and Lord Shiva on the other side
Which of these statements are not correct?
Prakrit language has been generally used being written in many scripts.
Consider the following statements regarding coins issued in Gupta age.
1. They were made of gold only
2. The inscriptions on the coins were all in the Brahmi script for the first time in the history of coins
3. They depicted the emperors only in martial activities like hunting lions and posing with weapons
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding coins of the Rajput Dynasties.
1. The coins issued by the Rajput dynasties were mostly of gold, copper or billon
2. Silver was very rare
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the coins of the Chola dynasty
1. Inscriptions were generally in Sanskrit
2. Fish became a very important symbol in the coins
3. There used to be seated Goddess on the other side of the coin
Which of the following statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Turkish and Delhi Sultan coins.
1. Rupee and dam was introduced by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2. The coins had inscriptions in the form of King's name, title and the date as per Gregorian Calendar
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about Mughal coinage.
1. Akbar issued both round and Square coins
2. Illahi coins were issued by the Jahangir
3. Coins of Jahangir had images of Zodiac signs
Which of these statements are not correct?
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