Rare silver 1/2 shana, Gandhara Janapada, minted ca.500-400 BC, ancient India

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Rare silver 1/2 shana, Gandhara Janapada, minted ca.500-400 BC, ancient India:
$28.95

A single punchmark (6-armed Gandharan symbol with a dot between two of the arms) / blank. 11mm, 0.71 grams. Rajgor 579 var. SKU 34353

Gandhara Janapada was one of the 16 Janapadas mentioned in the Buddhist chronicles. It was a subject of the Persian Empire during the reign of Darius in the late 6th century BC, and was the birthplace of the first indian coins.

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