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Description: Athens coin discovered in Pushkalavati. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. In 2007, at the site of ancient Pushkalavati (Shaikhan Dehri) in Pakistan, a small coin hoard was discovered that contained this tetradrachm of Athens, in addition to a number of local types, some blank flans, and four cake-type cast ingots. Dated to circa 500/490-485/0 BC, this coin is the earliest known example of its type to be found so far east.
Title: Athens coin discovered in Pushkalavati
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