Taxila-Gandhara, Achaemenids, Billon "Bent Bar" Money

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Taxila-Gandhara, Achaemenids (modern day Pakistan or Afghanistan)
• Date: c. 500 - 400 BCE
• Denomination: AR (billon, debased silver) satamana
• Size: 27mm, 11.10g
• Obverse: Hexa-radiate symbol on each end of the bar ("Gandharan Symbol")
• Reverse: Blank
• Notes: Taxila-Gandhara was an ancient region located in what is now northern Pakistan, flourishing from the 6th century BCE to the 5th century CE. It was a major cultural and religious center where Indian, Persian, Greek, and Central Asian influences converged. The region was in

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