He issued bi-lingual square coins with Greek on the obverse and Kharoshti (the local language of north-western Pakistan) on the reverse.

1. Menander (c. 165/145-130 BCE) was the best known of the Indo-Greek kings.
2. He is said to have ruled a large kingdom in the at Pataliputra.
3. Many historians argue that the elaborate administrative institutions of the Mauryan Empire drew inspiration from the administrative systems of the Persians and Greeks.

1. Roman ships did not venture past the western coast of India around Cape Comorin.
2. So the ports on the west coast were the main ports involved in trade with Rome.
3. From the west coast, the Roman traders travelled overland through the Palghat pass to production centres further east.
4. Kodumanal and Padiyur in Erode.Vaniyampadi near Salem ,Chennimalai near karur.
5. The Roman coins of the earlier period are concentrated in Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Karur districts.

1. Boats came in from the interior carrying rice and took back fish, which indicates a kind of barter trade in the primary consumption goods.
2. At the same time, sacks of pepper were brought to the market and were exchanged for gold, which came in the ships, which in turn, was transported on barges to the shore.

1. Tamil region is more than probable that they exchanged their salt for other goods and necessities, rather than selling the salt for money.
2. However, the extent of the overland and overseas trade, as well as the descriptions of the city markets in the literature would imply that money was the main medium of exchange.