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Image: Achaemenid Empire coin. Uncertain mint in the Kabul Valley. Circa 500-380 BCE

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Description: Achaemenid Empire coin. Uncertain mint in the Kabul Valley. Circa 500-380 BCE. AR Half Shatamana (19mm, 4.72 g). Uncertain geometric symbol: central pellet with three rays emanating from it and flanked by two crescents, each with horns outward / Geometric design in three registers – upper is a series of five vertical lines; middle is a large annulet flanked by an arrow-shaped symbol right and two pellets, and an X with pellets; bottom is a pair of symbols flanking central arrow – each register separated by a line.
Title: Achaemenid Empire coin. Uncertain mint in the Kabul Valley. Circa 500-380 BCE
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