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Q90 (IAS/1997) History & Culture › Ancient India › Gupta period history Answer Verified

The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called

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Numismatic evidence identifies two principal Gupta denominations: the Dinara for gold and the Rupaka for silver. Epigraphic and numismatic studies explicitly list Dinara and Rupaka as the Gupta coin-types, with sources naming Rupaka as the silver issue alongside the gold Dinara. Historical overviews of Gupta monetary practice note that, although Gupta rulers struck many gold coins, silver issues were comparatively fewer, corroborating that Rupaka was the limited silver denomination of the period [1]. Additional numismatic summaries reiterate that Gupta currency included Dinara, Suvarna and Rupaka, linking Rupaka with the silver coinage tradition of the empire. Therefore the Gupta silver coins were called Rupaka.

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 7: The Guptas > Trade and Commerce > p. 97
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