In which century the first punched marked coins were used?

Q. In which century the first punched marked coins were used?
Answer: 6th century BCE
Notes: The earliest evidences of punch-marked coins can be traced back to the 6^th century BCE. They were called so because pieces of metals were punched with certain marks such as hill, tree, bull, fish, crescent, elephant, etc.

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