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Description on the coins in trade

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Triskele design on a coin in trade. Coins in trade. Western Persian Empire and Gandhara (modern Pakistan), 500-450 B.C. Coins from the western Persian Empire travelled along trade routes as far as Gandhara. Local coins made in Gandhara use the same weight standards as these imported coins and may have been inspired by them.

Triskele design on a coin in trade
Genre:  500-450 B.C.

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