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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2512479, member: 76194&quot;]As you all know, I got this bent bar of Gandhara a few days ago, which is one of the first coins ever made.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534600[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I also purchased the successor to this bent bar. In about a hundred years the people of the Kingdom of Gandhara went from bent bars to also making these:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534601[/ATTACH]</p><p>India, Gandhara Janapada, 6th - 5th Century BC</p><p>Silver Shana, or 1/8 Satamana, 15mm, 1.40 grams</p><p>Obverse: Six armed Taxila symbol with pellet between arms.</p><p>Reverse: Blank as made.</p><p>Pieper12 // Mitchner4079ff // HGC12,763 // Rajgor Series 41</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the symbols on my bent bar coin and this 1/8 Satamana coin are identical, as they are the symbol of the kingdom of Gandhara. My coin is typical, struck with quality control that left some to be desired, and as a result, only part of the symbol is present. That seems to be the norm with these coins, so whatever! If you can find one with the full symbol, and I&#039;m sure one of you probably does have one, that is a nice treat. I will probably take my time to hunt one of those down eventually, just like I plan to get a few more samples of the bent bar satamanas, but that&#039;s a story for another day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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