page_title: Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin
hierarchical_section_title: Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin
caption_attribution_description: English: Tilia Tepe (Tillya Tepe) gold token. Kabul Museum. Bibl&#160;: Gérard Fussman et Anna Maria Quagliotti, The early iconography of Avalokitesvara L'iconographie ancienne d'Avalokitesvara, Collège de France, Publications de l'Institut de Civilisation indienne. Paris, Diffusion De Boccard, 2012. ISBN 978-2-86803-080-1. Quotation / Gérard Fussman, p.28&#160;: "The first experiment (in the representation of the Buddha's image) is attested in this gold token from a monastery. (Found) from a grave in Northern Afghanistan, most probably coined in Gandhara since the legends are written in Kharosthi script. (on one side) A greek god, Zeus (or Herakles, according to professor Tanabe) [...] (legend&#160;: «&#160;he who sets in motion the Wheel of the Law&#160;». [...]a lion walking to the left (legend&#160;:«&#160;the lion who chased away fear&#160;». [...] (date:)c. B.C. 50 - c.A.D. 30, at the latest before A.D. 50." The photograph is not a scan taken from the book. See also&#160;: in Commons&#160;: File:Met, gandhara, hercules and the nemean lion, 1st century.JPG
context_page_description: The Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin is a gold coin that was discovered at the archaeological site of Tillya Tepe in modern Afghanistan.
  The gold coin from India was found in tomb IV. The archaeological site, as the coin, are dated to the beginning of the first century AD, that is late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD.
context_section_description: The Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin is a gold coin that was discovered at the archaeological site of Tillya Tepe in modern Afghanistan.
  The gold coin from India was found in tomb IV (the male warrior). The archaeological site, as the coin, are dated to the beginning of the first century AD, that is late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD.
caption: Tillya Tepe gold coin at the Kabul Museum.
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