{"id":149221,"date":"2023-07-04T13:29:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=149221"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:59:24","slug":"earliest-indian-coins-belonged-to-which-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/earliest-indian-coins-belonged-to-which-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Earliest Indian coins belonged to which period?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Q. Earliest Indian coins belonged to which period?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) 5th century B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b) Ashoka\u2019s reign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c) 1st century A.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(d) 3rd century A.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ans: (c) 1st century A.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explanation: The Coinage of India began anywhere between\u00a0<strong>early 1st millennium BCE to the 6th century BCE<\/strong>, and consisted mainly of copper and silver coins in its initial stage. 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