History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s1.9
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s1.9
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Besides the common use of the copper-plate, a number of coins made of gold or silver have also been used as writing materials. They serve as sources of information regarding the foreign rulers in India such as the Greeks, the Śakas and the Parthians. Several written documents (Buhler, 1959, 1, p. 116) on brass, bronze, iron, tin, etc., have also been found.