<P> The first coins in India were minted around the 6th century BCE by the Mahajanapadas of the Indo - Gangetic Plain , and certainly before the invasion of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE . The coins of this period were punch - marked coins called Puranas , Karshapanas or Pana . Several of these coins had a single symbol , for example , Saurashtra had a humped bull , and Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika , others , like Magadha , had several symbols . These coins were made of silver of a standard weight but with an irregular shape . This was gained by cutting up silver bars and then making the correct weight by cutting the edges of the coin . </P>
<P> The first coins in India were minted around the 6th century BCE by the Mahajanapadas of the Indo - Gangetic Plain , and certainly before the invasion of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE . The coins of this period were punch - marked coins called Puranas , Karshapanas or Pana . Several of these coins had a single symbol , for example , Saurashtra had a humped bull , and Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika , others , like Magadha , had several symbols . These coins were made of silver of a standard weight but with an irregular shape . This was gained by cutting up silver bars and then making the correct weight by cutting the edges of the coin . </P>
where did the first coins circulated in india
where did the first coins circulated in india
the Indo - Gangetic Plain
the Indo - Gangetic Plain