History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2020 History
In the Bayana Hoard, coins of which Gupta ruler have been found in the highest number?
AChandragupta I
BSamudragupta
CChandragupta II ✓ Correct
DKumaragupta I
Correct answer: (C) Chandragupta II — The coins of Chandragupta II are the most numerous, so the answer is Chandragupta II.
Explanation
★The coins of Chandragupta II are the most numerous, so the answer is Chandragupta II.
★In the Bayana Hoard, the coins of Chandragupta II have been found in the highest number among the Gupta kings.
★The hoard is one of the largest finds of Gupta gold coins.
★Kumaragupta I issued the largest variety of coins.
★His 628 coins in the Bayana Hoard belong to fourteen different types.
★So the ruler with the most coins in the Bayana Hoard is Chandragupta II.
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