M.A. (Semester IV) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
A.I.H.C. A.
ANCIENT INDIAN NUMISMATICS
Time 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Select appropriate word. 14
Potin coins were first issued by
Vakatakas Satavahanas
Guptas Rashtrakutas
Moulds for casting counterfeit coins found in the excavations of the
following:
Hastinapur Mathura
Rajaghat Takshasila
Who issued the ship marked coins?
Yajnashri Satakarni Samudragupta
Pulkeshin II Govinda III
Who has singled out the Lydians as the inventor of coins?
Herodotus Pythagoras
Macdonald G. Rawlinson
The standard weight of Punch Marked Coins known as Karsapana or Pana
was
48 grains 57.8 grains
36 grains 24 grains
The author of the book entitled „The Coinage of Gupta Empire‟ is
Amiteshwar Zha A. S. Altekar
P. L. Gupta M. K. Dhavlikar
The king introduced the figure of Buddha with the legend "Boddo"
on the gold coins.
Demetrius Huvishka
Kanishka Wima Kadphises
Q.2 Write short notes of the following (any four out of five) 14
Tiger-slayer type coins
Goddess Nana
Aquatic animals depicted on PMC coins
Ramgupta coins problem of identification
Souvenir coins
Q.3 Write short answers of the following (any two of the three) 14
Discuss God Goddess which depicted on Indo-Greek coins.
Write characteristic features of coins of Vim-Kadphisis.
Critically examine the coins of Skandagupta.
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Q.4 Illustrate the significance of Numismatics as a source of reconstructing the
ancient Indian history.
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OR
Discuss the Punch marked coins with reference to the following:
Antiquity
Symbols
Techniques of manufacture
Q.5 Critically evaluate the origin development of coinage in India with suitable
examples.