Ahin Posh

Reconstitution of the Ahin Posh Buddhist monastery.

Gold amulet found in the ruins of the monastery and now in the British Museum.

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. It is near the Afghanistan city of Jellalabad. 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.^[1][2]

See also

• Indo-Roman trade and relations
• Mankiala

Notes

1. Documents Epigraphiques Kushans G. Fussman p.48
2. British Museum Collection

References

• "Documents Epigraphiques Kushans" G. Fussman

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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.

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  Coin of Kanishka, with depiction of the Buddha, Ahin Posh.

Coordinates: 33°45′46″N 70°58′56″E / 33.76278°N 70.98222°E