According to the first - century Roman poet Martial, a cloak of the best purple of Tyre (another center where this substance was produced) could cost up to 10,000 sesterces, or 2,500 denarii, the equivalent of a laborer’s pay for 2,500 days.
स्पष्ट रूप से, ऐसे कपड़े विलासिता की चीज़ें थीं जिसे थोड़े लोग ही ख़रीद सकते थे ।