Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The earliest Indian coins bore no inscriptions

  2. Satavahanas of Deccan made coins of lead

  3. Guptas issued rupakq, the silver coins

  4. Gold coinage in India was started by Harshavardhana

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Gold coinage in India was not started by Harshavardhana; it was introduced much earlier by the Indo-Greeks and Kushanas, and extensively used by the Guptas.