mahajanapadas issued gold coins for the first time in india.
mahajanapadas issued gold coins for the first time in india.
who issued gold coins for the first time in india?
mahajanapadas
samudragupta appears to have been vaishnavite, as attested by his eran inscription, and performed several brahmanical ceremonies. the gupta records credit him with making generous donations of cows and gold. he performed the ashvamedha ritual (horse sacrifice), which was used by the ancient indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty, and issued gold coins (see coinage below) to mark this performance.
gupta empire
section::::coinage of hangal kadambas.









































kadambas coins were one the heaviest and perhaps purest of all medieval indian gold coinage. kadambas issued 2 types of gold coins, namely "punch-marked gold coins" and "die struck gold coins". during 1075-1094 ce, shanti varma, issued gold punch marked coin









































and in 1065 ce, toyimadeva, issued die struck gold coins (pagoda).









































section::::coinage of hangal kadambas.:punch-marked gold coins.









































bullet::::- kadamba punch-marked gold coin issued in name of "jaysimha ii" jagadekamalla (chalukya).









































bullet::::- coin consists of a central punch mark of hanuman, and 4 retrospectant lions.
kadambas of hangal