Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c16.42
Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c16.42
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Medium and petty transactions, especially internal, could be carried on through copper coins, but we have very few copper coins after Candra Gupta II. Imitations of Kuṣāṇa copper coins have been found in certain parts of the country, but their number is limited as compared to those of the Kuṣāṇas. Paucity of coins therefore indicates substantial shrinkage of the internal market from the middle of the fifth century.