HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Gold and Silver
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Silver and Copper
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Copper and Bronze
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Gold and Copper
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Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. (b) During the rule of Maurya Dynasty Silver and Copper were used for minting coins.
Detailed explanation-2: -Punch-marked copper coins were first issued during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya or Bindusara.
Detailed explanation-3: -Silver coins were found in four denominations viz. ‘pana’, ‘ardha-pana’, ‘pada’ and ‘asta-bhaga’ or ‘ardhapadika’. These coins were issued from the mints of the Mauryan Empire as per ‘Arthasastra’.
Detailed explanation-4: -During Mauryan empire, Gold coins were referred as Suvarnarupa, Lead coins as Sisarupa, Copper coins as Tamrarupa and Silver coins as Rupyarupa by Chanakya, the then prime minister of the first Maurya Emperor, Chandragupta Maurya. Then came the Indo-Greeks, the Kushans and the Saka-Pahlavas.
Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. Mashak was the copper coin of Mauryans.