Ancient ; Punch Mark Coinage ; Attributed to Gandhara Janapada ; 6 armed symbol ; 1/4 Shatamana or 2 Shana ; High Grade Specimen ;

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Ancient ; Punch Mark Coinage ; Attributed to Gandhara Janapada ; 6 armed symbol ; 1/4 Shatamana or 2 Shana ; Weight : 2.97 Grams ; High Grade Specimen ;

Historical Note : The ancient Kingdom of Gandhara was one of the original sixteen Mahajanapadas (“Great Kingdoms”) mentioned in ancient Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya. Gandhara, centered around the important ancient cities of Purushapura (modern Peshawar). Takshashila or Taxila, and Pushkalavati (the capital of the Kingdom) and covering the regions of northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, though on occasions it extended as far as Kashmir,