The gold coins of the Gupta period were officially known as:
Correct Answer: Dinaras
Subject: history
- Rupyaka
- Karshapana
- Dinaras
- Nishka
Explanation: The Gupta gold coins were officially known as Dinaras.
• The abundance of these gold coins highlights the massive economic prosperity of the era.
• The silver coins, first issued by Chandragupta II, were called Rupyaka.
• Karshapana was used in the Mauryan period; Nishka in the Vedic period.
• Gold = Dinaras. Silver = Rupyaka.
• The design of the coins was heavily influenced by the Kushana coinage initially but later became completely Indianized.