Ahin Posh
Ahan Posh or Ahan Posh Tape (Persian: Iron covered place) is an ancient archaeological site in Orakzai in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is near the Afghanistan city of Jellalabad. A relic deposit was found in the ruins of the Buddhist monastery at Ahin Posh. The deposit included a Gandharan golden amulet inset with garnets, in which coins of the Kushan king Kanishka were found together with a gold coin of the Roman emperor Trajan and empress Sabina (which were minted between 128-137 AD). This deposit now forms part of the collections of the British Museum.[1][2]
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References
- "Documents Epigraphiques Kushans" G. Fussman
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A coin of the Roman Emperor Trajan, found together with coins of Kanishka, at Ahin Posh.
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AhinPoshGoldenAmulet2ndCenturyCE.jpg
Another view of the golden amulet which contained coins of Kanishka.
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Coin of Kanishka, with depiction of the Buddha, Ahin Posh.
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