AHINPOSH

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Location

City

Jalalabad

County

Jalalabad

Region

Nangarhar

Country

Afghanistan

Ancient place

Ahin Posh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahin_Posh

Lat/Long/Alt

34.412045 / 70.45213 / 575 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

18816

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/18816

Hoard name

AHINPOSH

Alternative names

Ahin Push; Ayun Posh; Ahunpok

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1879

Total number of coins

Summary

A deposit of 20 gold coins including three Roman aurei (Domitian, Trajan and Sabina), 16 Kushan gold coins, and a golden amulet case, found at the stupa of Ahinposh, dated to circa 150-160 CE, at the time of the Kushan Empire, c. 2 km south of Jalalabad.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

British Museum (some coins, gold amulet)
Closing reign (earliest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (earliest)

133
Closing reign (latest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (latest)

135
Opening year (earliest)

90
Opening year (latest)

91
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Site comment

A relic deposit compartment was found at the centre of the stupa. It held two handfuls of ‘brown dust’, possibly ashes, 18 gold coins and an amulet case

Context

Temple or shrine

Objects belonging to this hoard

Amulet
Golden amulet

References

Reference

Cunningham, A. - 1879 - Notes on the gold coins found in the Ahin Posh tope

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205–12

Reference

Errington, E. - 2017 - Charles Masson and the Buddhist sites of Afghanistan : explorations, excavations, collections 1832-1835

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157-9

M. Spoerri (May 2022). Updated and Roman coins data level C. Gazdac (Oct. 2024).

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AHINPOSH

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Amulet
Golden amulet

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AHINPOSH

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Amulet Golden amulet

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Amulet
Golden amulet