Q. With reference to the numismatics in ancient India, which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. With reference to the numismatics in ancient India, which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The first Punch Marked Coins were minted during the Mahajanapada time much prior to the Mauryan times. The earliest definite literary and archaeological evidence of coinage in the Indian subcontinent dates from the 6th–5th centuries BCE in context of the emergence of states, urbanisation, and expanding trade.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Punch Marked Coins had irregular shapes, standard weight and were made up of silver with different markings.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Kharosthi script came much later to be engraved on the Indo-Greek gold coins. The earliest punch marked coins had different markings like Saurashtra had a humped bull, Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika and Magadha had generally five symbols. Magadhan punch-marked coins became the most circulated coins in South Asia.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The first Punch Marked Coins were minted during the Mahajanapada time much prior to the Mauryan times. The earliest definite literary and archaeological evidence of coinage in the Indian subcontinent dates from the 6th–5th centuries BCE in context of the emergence of states, urbanisation, and expanding trade.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Punch Marked Coins had irregular shapes, standard weight and were made up of silver with different markings.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Kharosthi script came much later to be engraved on the Indo-Greek gold coins. The earliest punch marked coins had different markings like Saurashtra had a humped bull, Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika and Magadha had generally five symbols. Magadhan punch-marked coins became the most circulated coins in South Asia.
