Ahin Posh

Ahin Posh
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Region	Gandhara
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Stupa ruins
Year consecrated	2nd century CE
Status	Artifacts removed
Location
Location	Pakistan
Shown within Pakistan
Geographic coordinates	33.762778°N 70.982222°E / 33.762778; 70.982222

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.

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.

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  A coin of the Roman Emperor Trajan, found together with coins of Kanishka, at Ahin Posh.
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  Coin of Kanishka found at Ahin Posh.
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  The golden amulet which contained coins of Kanishka, especially the "Buddha" coin, now in the British Museum.
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  Coin of Kanishka, with depiction of the Buddha, Ahin Posh.

See also

• Indo-Roman trade and relations
• Mankiala

References

• "Documents Epigraphiques Kushans" G. Fussman