Coins Quiz: questions and answers

1. Who was the first issuer of coins?

Tetradrachm

Hermodike of Kyme

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

2. Where were the first coins developed?

Iron Age Anarta

Iron Age Anatolia

Iron Age Aethiopia

3. What have the first Lydian coins been made of?

Electrum

Gold

Silver

4. When did East India Company issue one rupee coin in India?

1837

1835

1836

5. What is the shape of most coins?

Square shape

Rectangle shape

Round shape

6. Who was the first to issue bronze coins?

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Berenice I of Egypt

Constantine I of Greece

7. When was bronze coin first issued?

4th century BC

3rd century BC

2nd century BC

8. What type of numerals was used to mine the first European Coin?

Arabic numerals

English numerals

Persian numerals

9. Which year was the first European coin excavated?

1424

1423

1425

10. The first circulating United States coins were known as:

Pennies

Cents

Nickels

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