History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2015 History
The distinctive symbol on the coins of the Kalchuri king Gangeyadeva is:
ABull
BElephant
CLakshmi ✓ Correct
DVishnu
Correct answer: (C) Lakshmi — The distinctive symbol was Lakshmi, so the answer is Lakshmi.
Explanation
★The distinctive symbol was Lakshmi, so the answer is Lakshmi.
★The figure of the goddess Lakshmi was struck on his coins.
★The Kalchuri king began this Lakshmi-type of coinage.
★Later dynasties such as the Gahadavalas and Paramaras copied this type.
★Even Muhammad Ghori is said to have issued Lakshmi-type coins.
★So the goddess Lakshmi became the mark of these coins.
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