List of Roman coins found in Tamil Nadu, India

Tamil Nadu

Serial Number Discovery Year Site Location Context of Find Number of Coins and Issuers Metal
1

Pre-1828

Alamparai

Surface

3+

Issue(s):?

2 1
2

1936

Akhilandapuram

Hoard

30

Augustus:2

Tiberius:2

Rest:?

30
3

1984?

Annamalai

Surface

30

Augustus:?

Tiberius:?

30
4

1989-91

Alagankulam

Archaeological Excavation

4+

Theodosius I: 1

Valeminian II: 2+

Arcadius: 1

Unidentified ?:1+

4+
5

1990

Bandarpattinam

Surface

4

Arcadius:2

Honorius:2

4
6

1827

Bishopsdown (Udhagamandalam)

Surface

1

Claudius:1

1
7

1946

Budinatham

Hoard

1398;

Augustus: 369

Tiberius: I029

1398
8

1808

Chavadipalaiyam

Mega-lithic grave

1;

Augustus: 1

1
9

1817

Coimbarore Area

Mega-lithic grave?

1;

Augustus: 1

1
10

1912

Coimbarore Area

Surface

1;

Tiberius: 2

2
11

1974

Coimbarore Area

Hoard

73;

Augustus, Tiberius: 72

Gaius: 1

73
12

19th Century

Cuddalore

Hoard

?

Valentinian: ?

Eudocia: ?

?
13

?

Dharapuram

Hoard

?

?
14

1916

Kalikanayakanpalaiyam

Surface

1

Justin: 1

1
15

1856

Kaliyampattur

Hoard

63

Tiberius: 6

Gaius: 1

Claudius: 18

Nero: 17

Domitian: 5

Nerva: 2

Rest: ?

63
16

1909

Kallakinar

Hoard

2

Republican period: 2

2
17

1801

Kangayam

Hoard

10+

Augustus: ?

Tiberius: ?

10+
18

1932

Karivalamvandanallur

Hoard

6

Nero: 2

Vespasian: 1

Domitian: 2

Hadrian: 1

6
19a

1806

Karur

Surface

5

Augustus: 1

Tiberus: 1

Claudius: 3

5
19b

1856

Karur

Hoard

100

Augustus: ?

5
19c

1878

Karur

Hoard

500

Augustus: 27

Tiberus: 90

5
19d

1904

Karur

Hoard

1

Marcus Aurelius: 1

1
19e

1980

Karur

Archaeological Excavation

1;

Augustus: 1

1
19f

1990

Karur

Surface

1;

Claudius: 1

1
19g

1992

Karur

Surface

1;

Antoninus Pius: 2

2
19h

1988~2000

Karur

Surface

1000;

1000
20

1913

Kathanganni

Hoard

233;

Augustus: 49

Tiberius: 184

233
21

1887-90

Kilakarai

Surface

3+

Unidentified copper: 2

bronze: 1

2 1
22

?

Kodumanal

Surface

2

Augustus: 1

Tiberus: 1

2
23

1987

Koneripatti

Hoard

35

Augustus: 6

Tiberus: 29

35
24

Pre-1930

Korkai

Surface

?

?
25

1992

Krishnagiri

Surface

1

Republican period: 1

1
26

1934

Kulattupalaiyam

Surface

1

Theodosius: 1

1
27a

Pre-1888

Madurai

Surface

1

Domitian: 1

1
27b

Pre-1888

Madurai

Surface

1

Leo III: 1

1
27c

Pre-1888

Madurai Area

Surface

100

Honorius: ?

Arcadius: ?

Anastasius: ?

100
27d

?

Madurai Area

Surface

2

Theodosius II: 1

Constantine II: 1

2
27e

1917

Madurai hills

Hoard

11

Claudius : 5

Nero: 3

Domitian : 1

Rest : ?

11
27f

1917

Madurai

Surface

1+

Unidentified : 1

1+
28

?

Mahabalipuram

Surface

?

Theodosius : 1

Valentinian : ?

Eudocia : ?

?
29

?

Malaiyadiputhur

Surface

?

Theodosius II: 1

Anastasius : 1

?
30

1929

Mambalam

Surface

1

Augustus: 1

1
31

1998

Nathampatti

Hoard

9

Theodosius II: 5

Leo I: 4

9
32

1995-7

Navalai

Hoard

1

Tiberius: 1

1
33

1803

Pennar

Hoard

1

Augustus: 1

1
34

?

Perur

Hoard

3

Constantine I: 1

Constantine II: 1

Theodosius I: 1

3
35

1800

Pollachi

Hoard

6+

Augustus: ?

Tiberius : ?

6+
36

1990s

Pollachi

Hoard

?

?
37

1898

Pudukkottai

Hoard

501

Augustus: 42

Tiberius: 168

Gaius: 14

Claudius: 156

Nero: 116

Vespasian: 3

Rest: ?

501
38

1883

Saidapet

Surface

1

Unidemified: 1

1
39

1992

Soriyapattu

Hoard

193+

Tiberius: 3

Claudius: 5

Nero: 18

Vespasian: 20

Titus: 15

Domitian: 7

Trajan: 9

Hadrian: 42

Antoninus Pius: 63

Marcus Aurelius: 4

Septimius Severus: 4

Caracalla: 2

Unidentified: ?

Rest: ?

193
40

?

Sulur

Surface

1+

Tiberius: 1

Rest: ?

1+
41

?

Thanjavur

Surface

1+

Diocletian: 1

1
42

?

Tiruchirappalli

Surface

6

Issuers: ?

6
43

?

Tirukoilur

Surface

3+

Issuers: ?

3+
44

?

Tirumangalam

Surface

1

Zeno: 1

1
45

?

Tirunelveli

Surface

17

Issuers: ?

17
46

1990

Tiruppur

Surface

1

Republican period: 1

1
47

1918

Tondamanathan

Hoard

6

Augustus: 1

Tiberius: 3

Claudius: 1

Nero: 1

6
48

?

Udumalpet

Surface

6

Augustus: 1

Tiberius: 3

4
49

1995-6

Uthamapuram

Hoard

10

Augustus: ?

Rest: ?

10
50

1961-2

Vellaiyaniruppu

Hoard

1

Augustus: 1

1
51a

1841

Vellalur

Hoard

522

Augustus: 135

Tiberius: 378

Gaius: 8

Nero: 1

522
51b

1891

Vellalur

Hoard

547

Augustus: 189

Tiberius: 329

Gaius: 8

Claudius: 18

Nero: 3

547
51c

1931

Vellalur

Hoard

121

Augustus: 118

121
51d

1939

Vellalur

Hoard

?

Tiberius: ?

?
51e

1990s

Vellalur

Hoard

?

?
52a

?

Vellanthavalam

Hoard

1

Augustus: 1

1
52b

1990s

Vellanthavalam

Hoard

?

?

Pondicherry

Serial Number Discovery Year Site Location Context of Find Number of Coins and Issuers Metal
55a

Pre-1987

Arikamedu

Surface

3

Tiberius: 2

Imitation Tiberius: 1

3
55b

?

Arikamedu

Surface

1

Constantine I: 1

1

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Roman and Pseudo-Roman Objects Found in India