In the Treasure Room of the Sakra King: Votive Coinage from Gandhāran - Waleed Ziad
The Native Copper Coinage of Northern Gandhara
KORTE INHOUD
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2022Uitgever: Brepols Publishers300 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0897223675ISBN-13: 9780897223676Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary In a lush valley within the Sakra peak in Gandhara (northwestern Pakistan) is a vast limestone cave temple, part of an ancient Hindu sacred complex. For over 700 years, this cluster of shrines minted hundreds of varieties of their own votive coinage - a unique case in Central and South Asia. These were minuscule copper coins, issued for pilgrims, featuring eclectic and original combinations of Greco-Roman, Iranian, Indic, and Islamic iconography. This book examines the native Sakra copper coinage i...
