History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET November 2017 History
The name of the goddess Uma occurs on the coins of which of the following?
AGuptas
BIndo-Greeks
CKushanas ✓ Correct
DSakas
Correct answer: (C) Kushanas — The name of Uma occurs on Kushana coins, so the answer is the Kushanas.
Explanation
★The name of Uma occurs on Kushana coins, so the answer is the Kushanas.
★Certain coins of the Kushana empire bear the goddess Uma.
★On these coins from Bactria her name is spelled Ommo.
★She appears holding a flower.
★The god Shiva is also shown on such coins, sometimes near Nandi.
★So the name of Uma is found on the coins of the Kushanas.
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