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Triskele design on a coin 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.

Supplementary images:

Triskele design on a coin in trade
Taken on  Friday 14th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  500-450 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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