One of the biggest financial problems of the later Mauryan period was the
A. failure to invest in sea trade.
B. decision to borrow money from Persia at high interest rates.
C. decision to trade exclusively with China.
D. frequent need to debase the currency.
E. decision to stop trading with the Persians.
Answer: D
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