what light do coins throw on the history of the period - Social Science - Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years

Question

what light do coins throw on the history of the period

Anuradha Mishra · Accepted Answer

Solution-
Coins shows following things about the history-
1 The purity of metal gives information about the financial
conditions of that time
2 It sometimes shows the personal interests of some rulers ,for
example samudragupta playing veena has been inscribed in coins of
his time
3 Coins provide important information about the nes of rulers and
their dynasties or with dates along with reign
4 Some coins reflects the religious nature of kings