Multiple choice

The earliest coins in India bearing names and busts of ruler are-

  1. Indo-Greek coins

  2. Kushana coins

  3. Gupta coins

  4. Punch-marked coins
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Explanation

Indo-Greek kings were the first in India to issue coins that explicitly bore their names, titles, and royal busts. Punch-marked coins, in contrast, were symbolic and lacked inscriptions or portraits.

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