Coins from Gandhara
Gandhara was an ancient region centered at the confluence of the Kabul and Swat rivers, bounded by the Sulaiman Mountains on the west and the Indus River on the east.

Gandhara was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC. Conquered by Alexander the Great in 327 BC, it subsequently became part of the Maurya Empire and then the Indo-Greek Kingdom. The region was a major center for Greco-Buddhism under the Indo-Greeks and Gandharan Buddhism under later dynasties. It was also a central location for the spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and East Asia.

The ancient Kingdom of Gandhara was ruled from capitals at Kapisa, Pushkalavati, Taxila, Puruṣapura and in its final days from Udabhandapura on the River Indus.
Gandhara
(1) Abdagases I
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 50-65 AD in Taxila
Obverse: King on horseback right, letter before; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥ??AV?ΝΔΙΦEΡΟΑΔΕΛΦΙΔΕШC

Reverse: Zeus with scepter right Gadapharabhradaputrasa maharajasa tradatasa Avadagasasa

Diameter: 23.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.08 g
No notes for this coin
Senior 227.18
Eastern (Indo-Parthian Kingdom)
(2) Antimachos I
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 174-165 BCE in Pushkalavati
Obverse: Draped bust of Antimachos I right, wearing kausia

Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Poseidon stg. facing, holding trident and palm branch; in lower r. field, monogram.)

Diameter: 32.4 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.98 g
Ex NAC 84/02, lot 1590 (20/05/2015)
Mitchiner 124ff., Bopearachchi série 1A, HGCS 12/106
Eastern (Bactrian Kingdom)
(3) Apollodotos I
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An AE Hemiobol struck 180-160 BCE in Taxila?
Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Apollo standing facing, holding arrow and resting bow on ground)

Reverse: Maharajasa Apaladatasa tratarasa (Tripod), monogram in field

Diameter: 22.3 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8.4 g
No notes for this coin
Mitchiner 209, HGCS 12/120
Eastern (Indo-Greek Kingdom)
(4) Azes I
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 58-12 BCE in Taxila
Obverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY (King mounted on horse right, holding whip, Karoshti letter (ka) in field)

Reverse: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Athena standing right, holding shield and spear, making benediction gesture), tamga and monogram in field

Diameter: 24 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 9.81 g
No notes for this coin
HGCS 12/637
Eastern (Indo-Scythian Kingdoms)
(5) Azes I
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An AE unit struck 58-12 BC in Taxila
Obverse: humped bull right; (MP) above; shi under head; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩИ ΜΕΓΛΟΥ / AZOY

Reverse: lion right; monogram above; Maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa / Ayasa

Diameter: 24.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.32 g
No notes for this coin
MIG 850, Sen 102.100
Eastern (Indo-Scythian Kingdoms)
(6) Azes I
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 58-12 BC in Taxila
Obverse: king on horse rising hand holding whip; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩИ ΜΕΓΛΟΥ / AZOY, san

Reverse: Zeus with rod holding Nike; Maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa / Ayasa, monogram / M / dhram

Diameter: 24 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.86 g
No notes for this coin
MIG 854i, Sen 105.340T
Eastern (Indo-Scythian Kingdoms)
(7) Azes II
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An AR Drachm struck 35 BC - 10 AD in Taxila
Obverse:

Reverse:

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.42 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
Eastern (Indo-Scythian Kingdoms)
(8) Gondophares | Hermaios
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An AE Tetradrachm struck c. 30-10 BC in Taxila?
Obverse: diademed and draped bust of Hermaios right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / EPMAIOY

Reverse: Zeus seated half left, wearing himation, raised hand, holding scepter; Maharaajasa tratarasa Heramayasa (of Great King Hermaios the Savior)

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.6 g
No notes for this coin
Senior Hermaios 42aT.1, Mitchiner IGIS 421b, Mitchiner ACW 2045, SNG ANS 1430 ff., Bopearachchi series 20, HGC 12 308
Eastern (Indo-Scythian Kingdoms)
(9) Huvishka
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An AE Tetradrachm struck 158-195 AD in Gandhara
Obverse: King riding on elephant right, holding trident

Reverse: Deity standing facing, nimbate, offering diadem with right hand, the diadem ends encircling the tamgha at left

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.92 g
Imitation
No references provided for this coin
Eastern (Kushan Empire)
(10) Kanishka I
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An AE Tetradrachm struck 127-150 CE in Taxila
Obverse: þAO KANηþK[I] (Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left)

Reverse: MAO (Lunar deity Mao standing left, holding sword hilt and holding out hand in blessing, lunar crescents on shoulders), tamga in field

Diameter: 26.1 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.27 g
The chocolate brown patina on this coin is really amazing in hand.
Göbl 774, MAC 3079
Eastern (Kushan Empire)
(11) Kanishka I
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An AE Tetradrachm struck 127-152 AD in Taxila
Obverse: king Kanishka standing left sacrificing over altar, holding scepter; ÞAO KA_NHÞKI

Reverse: god Atar standing left, wreath in right hand; AΘÞO monogram down-left

Diameter: 24.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.3 g
No notes for this coin
Göbl 772, MAC 3082-84
Eastern (Kushan Empire)
(12) Menandros I
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An AR Drachm struck 165-130 BC in Pushkalavati?
Obverse: helmeted draped bust right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ / MENANΔΡOΥ

Reverse: Athena Alkidemos left hurling lightning and holding shield; Mahara_ja_sa Tratarasa / Menadrasa, (HΔIM)

Diameter: 15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.4 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 879 ff., Bopearachchi 16I, Mitchiner IGIS 218c
Eastern (Indo-Greek Kingdom)
(13) Shapur II
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An AR Drachm struck 309-379 CE in Mint IX | Kabul
Obverse: Pahlavi legend (Crowned bust right)

Reverse: Fire altar flanked by attendants, bust right in flames

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.04 g
Ex Prof. dr. Andreas Urs Sommer (Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 March 2012), lot 1647.
SNS III Type Ib1/3a; Göbl Type Ia/6a
Eastern (Sasanian Empire)
(14) Shapur II
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An AR Drachm struck 309-379 AD in Kabul | Mint IX?
Obverse: Crowned bust right of Shapur II

Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants; bust right within flames

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.96 g
No notes for this coin
Göbl 102
Eastern (Sasanian Empire)
(15) Shri Samanta Deva
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An AR Jital struck 950-1000 AD in Gandhara
Obverse: Knight on horse

Reverse: Bull

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.35 g
Hindu Shahi of Kabul and Gandahara Shri Samanta Deva
No references provided for this coin
Indian
(16) Sri Spalapati Deva
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An AR Jital struck 750-900 AD in Gandhara
Obverse: Nandi bull reclining left, Nagari Sri Spalapati Deva (Honorable Chief Commander) above

Reverse: Horseman prancing right with lance, remnants of cursive Bactrian legend before

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.41 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
Indian
(17) Zoilos II
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An AR Drachm struck 55-35 BCE in Gandhara
Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΟΙΛΟΥ (Diademed and draped bust right)

Reverse: Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Athena Promachos advancing left, hurling thunderbolt and holding shield), monograms in field

Diameter: 16.5 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.28 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
Eastern (Indo-Greek Kingdom)