2023 · Q90
Which one of the following statements with reference to the ancient Indian coins is not correct?
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- AThe Indo-Greeks issued the first coins bearing the name and images of rulers.
- BThe Kushanas issued the first gold coins.
- CThe Kushana gold coins were different in weight from the coins issued by contemporary Roman emperors.
- DThese Kushana gold coins have been found from several sites in north India and central Asia.
Explanation
The Indo-Greeks issued the first coins in India bearing the names and portraits of rulers (A is correct), and the Kushanas issued India's first gold coins (B is correct), specimens of which have been found across north India and Central Asia (D is correct). But Kushana gold coins followed the contemporary Roman weight standard of about 8 grams (the aureus/denarius standard); they were not different in weight from Roman imperial coins. Hence statement C is not correct.