Question

How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times? (150 words)?

Answer 1

The Gupta rulers were celebrated for their gold coins. They additionally issued silver coins. In any case, coins made of copper, bronze or some other allot metals are rare. The wealth of gold coins from the Gupta period has driven a few researchers to see this marvel as the 'rain of gold'.

Practically every Gupta coin conveyed the figure of a goddess and an engraving in the reverse.

The main accumulate of the Gupta coins was found at Kalighat, in Calcutta in 1783. The coins were given over to Warren Hastings, the British representative general who sent them to London.

Despite the fact that quality diminished it was resuscitated to some degree in different kingdoms, particularly the southern ones and in the Mughal period.

Answer 2

During the Gupta period the numismatic art reached to its excellence but after the Gupta period there was a sharp decline in numismatic art. There was development of regional coinage but of poor artistic quality. The coins were mainly of silver and copper. .

The following facts justify the decline of numismatic art after the Guptas :

.  Harsha did not make new coinage system and  continued the coins of Kumara Gupta

• The Muslims like Turks and Mughals issued coins but they did not depict picture  or image due to prohibition by Islam. They only contained inscriptions in Persian and Arabic.

• The coins were mostly of silver and copper and there was sharp decline of gold coins.

• During the rule of Muhammed Bin Tughluq, coins were issued as currency and not as a manifestation of art.

• In modern times too, coins are made of stainless steel and alloys and are chiefly used for  monetary transactions rather than for artistic purposes.