Practicing Success
Assertion: Hoards of Roman coins have been found at archaeological sites in South India. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct. The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
The Kushanas were responsible for issuing the earliest and largest quantities of gold coins. These coins closely matched the weight of gold coins issued by contemporary Roman emperors and Parthian rulers of Iran. Remarkably, these Kushan gold coins have been unearthed from various locations in north India and Central Asia. The extensive use of gold coins during this period highlights the significance of the commercial activities that were occurring. |