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Exam Year
2000
Evidence Source
UPSC LevelID: ART_MIS_2000_59 Ref: The Coins of Ancient India by Alexander Cunningham
Who among the following issued silver coins with Sanskrit legend on one side?
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Mahmud of Ghazni was the ruler who issued silver coins with a Sanskrit legend on one side. These bilingual coins featured Arabic on one side and a Sanskrit translation on the other.