Taxila city state (Pushkalavati)
c. 2nd-1st century BC
AE coin (1.23 g)
Obverse: Tree-in-railing flanked by two adorants; above, hill, taurine, swastika and indradhvaja
Reverse: 3-arched hill topped by crescent
Ref: Pieper 1541
This coin depicts two adorants paying homage to a sacred tree. They may represent religious figures, such as the six-headed goddess Shashti and her consort Karttikeya.
Very Rare.