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Option 3 : Veena
The correct answer is Veena.
- Samudragupta was a ruler of the Gupta Empire of Ancient India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Lichchhavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political power.
- The Allahabad Pillar inscription, a prashasti composed by his courtier Harishena, credits him with extensive military conquests.
- Samudragupta performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice to prove his imperial sovereignty, and according to his coins, remained undefeated.
- Samudragupta acceded to the throne in 335 CE and he was most probably the first Gupta king to issue coins. Gupta coinage started out imitating that of the Kushans, but very soon new types were introduced.
- The Lyrist type of coins, Depicts Samudragupta wearing a waist-cloth and seated on a couch, playing the veena that lies on his knees.
Hence, Samudragupta was depicted in coins playing the Veena.
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