Proceeding of the Numismatic Workshop "Origin and Evolution of Coins" and the International Seminar "Circulation of Foreign Coins in Sri Lanka and Ancient Sea Routes in the Indian Ocean," Colombo, 8-10 September 1994. In its 2500 years of history, Sri Lanka has been internationally recognized as an important cultural, religious, political and, above all, commercial centre in South Asia. With its central position in the Indian Ocean and an ...