Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.41

c12.41

Increasing internal trade is indicated by the use of coppers on a large scale. From the second century B.C. to the third century A.D., almost all kings from the Indo-Greek to the late Kuṣāṇa, and many ‘tribes’ and cities issued large numbers of copper coins, many of which contain considerable tin and can be called bronze coins. These coppers indicate increasing money transactions even among ordinary people. All this could not be possible without the progress of different crafts and trades.