The first secret ruler who issued coins —
(A) Shrigupta
(B) Chandragupta First
(C) Samundragupta
(D) Chandragupta Second
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Answer:
C) Samudragupta
Explanation:
Samudragupta was the first ruler in India who hath introduced the currency system in the fourth century. He had published gold coins with numismatics and it contained different kinds of information regarding the king, subject, kingdom and traditions even related to social cultures. Eight kinds of coins were introduced by Samudragupta are namely Standard, Archer, Battle Axe, Chandragupta-1, Kacha, Tiger, Lyrist and Ashvamedha.
All kinds of coins were inscrpted with pictographs, manuscripts and literary sources. But popularly the coins introduced by Samudragupta is known as Kacha. And being the first ruler having the idea of introducing currency system by removing the barter system the historians often used to say him as the, "the exterminator of all kings".
Answer:
(C) Samundragupta
Samudragupta issued gold coins, which suggests that he was the first imperial ruler of the dynasty. Chandragupta certainly reigned in the first quarter of the 4th century CE, but the exact period of his reign is uncertain.
Children: Samudragupta, Kacha