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Question
Who issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers?
Options
Mauryas
Guptas
Indo-Greeks
Satavahanas
MCQ
Solution
Indo-Greeks
Explanation:
The Indo-Greeks, who conquered the northwestern half of the subcontinent in the 2nd century BC, were the first to issue coins with rulers' names and images. The Kushanas issued the first gold coins in the first century CE.
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