Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c22.s5.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c22.s5.3
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The Bhir Mound hoard pot contained 1,167 silver coins and several pieces of jewellery. The silver coins were a Persian siglos, tetradrachms of Alexander the Great and of Philip III Aridaeus, thirty-three silver bars mentioned in the previous paragraph, seventy-nine tiny pieces weighing 2-3 gms, and several punch-marked silver pieces.