{"id":107881,"date":"2022-05-07T14:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T08:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=107881"},"modified":"2022-05-07T14:52:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T09:22:00","slug":"western-deccan-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/western-deccan-coins\/","title":{"rendered":"WESTERN DECCAN COINS: UPSC Daily Important Topic| 7 May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2206WESTERN DECCAN COINS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713There was a greater demand for silver currency in the western Deccan, perhaps due to commercial reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713The Kshatarapa ruler Nahapana introduced a silver currency in the Nashik area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713Roman gold coins also flowed into peninsular India in large quantities in the early centuries CE and may have been used as a medium of exchange for large-scale transactions or as currency reserves and capital deposits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713Locally made imitations of Roman gold coins have also been found.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713So, in the early centuries CE in the western Deccan, there was a co-existence of&nbsp; Satavahana, Kshatrapa, punch-marked, and Roman coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713Currencies of the western Deccan also flowed into the eastern Deccan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-2-background-color has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/upsc-daily-current-affairs-quiz-7-may-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz \u2013 7 May 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-2-background-color has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/upsc-daily-static-quiz-7-may-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UPSC Daily Static Quiz \u2013 7 May 2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2206WESTERN DECCAN COINS \u2713There was a greater demand for silver currency in the western Deccan, perhaps due to commercial reasons. \u2713The Kshatarapa ruler Nahapana introduced a silver currency in the Nashik area. \u2713Roman gold coins also flowed into peninsular India in large quantities in the early centuries CE and may have been used as a 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