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Tamil literature has profuse quotes about the presence of Romans. All referred to them as Yavanas.The famous Pattu-pattu and Ettu-thokai; Silappadhikaram and Manimekhalai; and the Jivaka-Cintamani and Perum-kathai give several references to the Roman trade, their gifts and articles to the local kings.Tamil Nadu’s trade and culture is as old as its 3000-year old history. The spot that attracted the Romans is Karur which is in the Tiruchi district of Tamil ...
The find of the Roman Imperial silver (denarii) and gold (aurei) coins in South India in large quantities frequently, caused by a favourable balance of trade, is a well-known phenomenon, and so is now, though in a much smaller quantity of the later Byzantine specie termed solidi. These coins have naturally received considerable attention from numismatists and economic historians. However, such is not the case with Byzantine coppers which were discovered in a ...