Question

(1) Which are the oldest coins of India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Puranas, Karshapanas or Pana were considered as the oldest coins of India.

Explanation:

If we talk about the today's coins in Indian currencies then we have coins of one rupee, two rupees , ten rupees and even we have twenty rupees coin. Before two decades we have twenty five paisa coin and fifty paisa coin. But if we talk about the past when the first time coins were introduced , it was introduced around 6 BC. Ancient Indians were the issuer of the coins and along with Indians , Chinese and Lydians from Middle East , they also issued coins. The first Indian coins were termed as Punch marked coins and they were called as Puranas, Karshapanas or Pana which were minted around 6 BC. These were minted by Mahajanapadas which were the republic kingdoms of ancient India. Gandhara, Kuntala, Kuru, Panchala, Shakya, Surasena, and Saurashtra were included in these republic kingdoms.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The "panehmark' coin of 5'th era is the oldest coin of India.