Correct Option: C

Samudragupta is depicted as playing on a flute on his coins. It was played with the strings being kept parallel to the body of the player, with both hands plucking the strings, as show on Samudragupta's gold coins. Early literary sources of an ancient instrument called the Saptatantree Veenaa (7- string Veenaa) seem to coincide generally with the type of Instrument represented on the coin.