The features of the Coinage during the periodic 600 BCE-600 CE are as mentioned below
(i) Punch-marked coins of silver and copper were the earliest to be minted and used.
(ii) These coins were issued by the kings, merchant bankers and towns people.
(iii) The tribal republics such as the Yaudheyas of Punjab and Haryana also issued coins.
(iv) The gold coins issued by the Gupta rulers were most spectacular and remarkable for their purity
