Coins

From Aryana Encyclopedia

A silver tetradrachm coin - issued in 323 B.C., the year Alexander the Great died - shows the head of the Hercules on the front. The back of the coin depicts Zues enthroned. The Greek lettering translates as "Alexander the Great". James H. Marrinan

The profile of the Parthian king Martradates II appears on this silver coin. The back of the coin shows the king on his throne, with inscription in Greek letters around the rim. He ruled northern and western parts of Afghanistan. James H. Marrinan

This is one of the many Bactrian metalwork from the 1st century found in most regions of Afghanistan. Freer Gallery of Art

This coin, a silver decadrachma, shows a Macedonian king wearing a helmet. Coins like this circulated the Afghan region from Alexander's day on, and have frequently been founded in archaelogical digs in eastern and northwestern part of the country in places like Herat, Farah, Ghazni, Khandahar, Kabul and Balkh.
(Charles Kieffer in Jeannine Auboyer, The Art of Afghanistan, Hamlyn House: Felham, Middlesex, Enlgand, 1968.)

This precious miniature was found in Afghanistan, left from the glory of the Persian Empire.This tiny golden model of a Persian chariot is part of the "Oxus treasure" found in Afghanistan.[*]