In the Treasure Room of the Sakra King: Votive Coinage from Gandhāran Shrines

by Waleed Ziad

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 miniscule copper coins, issued for pilgrims, featuring eclectic and original combinations of Greco-Roman, Iranian, Indic, and Islamic iconography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897223675
• ISBN13: 9780897223676
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: American Numismatic Society
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"