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Achaemenid Persian 'bent-bar' coin, Northern India (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by PugJesus to c/ancientcoins

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice stamp! I don't recall seeing these for achaemenid coins from Anatolia, are they local eastern issues under a satrap there?

[–] PugJesus 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I know bent-bar coins of this type originated in Pakistan/India, so I suppose it must be a imitation of that local sort. Unfortunately, I know very little about these coins - in general, and this one in particular.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's definitely not where I am strongest either, but I do have some lycian coins from the Achaemenid era, will post one. They have very different designs.