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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3273435, member: 93416&quot;]All the coins but three shown on the link are Kabul Valley issues - there are few coins but still much variety.&nbsp; The three at the bottom are from Sardis, but had found their way East.&nbsp;&nbsp; Actually, many Greek coins were also making it to Afghanistan early on, there are two of three mixed hoards showing this</p><p><br /></p><p>We do not have firm dates for the Kabul issues but the assumption is Kabul latched onto coinage early, copying the idea from Greek/Lydian practice.&nbsp; And India rapidly copied the idea from them, via the Taxila bars.&nbsp; All this was maybe happening c. 500 or 450 BC - that&#039;s my guess anyhow. Somehow these people were ripe for coinage, long before Egypt, or Persia proper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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