During the third century AD, when direct trade with India stopped, reflecting the overall commercial decline in the Roman Empire, Arabs and Persians took over the trade
Gold and Silver Coins Stored as Bullion in India During Roman Times
Gold and silver have a tremendous store of value and portability and it can increase value over time; a small amount can purchase anything during any period. Paper currency, on the other hand, can fall victim to corrupt governments, the lack of faith in them, and the disastrous monetary policy governments engage in such as printing money continuously, causing runaway inflation.
Gold and silver prices have fluctuated in the upward direction lately, responding to the economic uncertainty, the out-of-control printing of money to defray the economic losses due to the unnecessary and panicked COVID-19 lockdowns around the world, and the political instability and violence in the U.S. ginned up by the radical left for the last four years.