India 500-400 v. Chr. Rare silver 1/8th shatamana (shana) from Gandhara Janapada, ca.500-400 BC

Punchmark (6-armed Gandharan symbol with a dot between two of the arms) / blank. 14mm, 1.4 grams. Rare. Rajgor 578.Gandhara Janapada was one of the 16 Janapadas mentioned in the Buddhist chronicles. It was a subject of the Achaemenid Empire during the reign of Darius in the late 6th century BC, and was the birthplace of the first indian coins.