Gold Coins found at Ponnamaravathi by Archaeologists
gold coins discovered at Ponnamaravathi, according to archaeologists, suggest that the region had commercial relations with Persian-speaking western nations. Yesterday, 16 gold coins were discovered in a mound while digging the foundation for a house in the Enathi area near Ponnamaravathi. governor Jayabharathi of Ponnamaravathi seized them and had them probed.
According to researchers in Pudukkottai, the oldest gold coins discovered in the area date from the 7th century. The inscriptions on the coins are in Persian. The region was traded with the West during the Pallava period (Persian-speaking). The Ponnamaravathi area's commercial contacts with the highlands are shown by this amazing coin discovery. It was also punctured in coins, so it appears to have been employed as an ornament.
These coins were never used on a regular basis. Foreign kings' names are also included. It is also feasible to determine whether the kalanju method of measuring jewellery was used. The Archaeological survey of tamil Nadu has excavated these coins from the Ponnamaravathi treasury, and the world will only learn about the region's trading relations if the period's specifics, including the name of the king who issued the coin, are revealed. We have brought this concern to the attention of tamil Nadu's minister of Archeology. The Archaeological survey of india is expected to release the whole details of this coin soon.
According to researchers in Pudukkottai, the oldest gold coins discovered in the area date from the 7th century. The inscriptions on the coins are in Persian. The region was traded with the West during the Pallava period (Persian-speaking). The Ponnamaravathi area's commercial contacts with the highlands are shown by this amazing coin discovery. It was also punctured in coins, so it appears to have been employed as an ornament.
These coins were never used on a regular basis. Foreign kings' names are also included. It is also feasible to determine whether the kalanju method of measuring jewellery was used. The Archaeological survey of tamil Nadu has excavated these coins from the Ponnamaravathi treasury, and the world will only learn about the region's trading relations if the period's specifics, including the name of the king who issued the coin, are revealed. We have brought this concern to the attention of tamil Nadu's minister of Archeology. The Archaeological survey of india is expected to release the whole details of this coin soon.