While standard imperial punch marked coins were square or rectangular silver sheets, the northwestern frontier Mahajanapada of Gandhara circulated a highly unique currency variation. What was the physical design and designation of this specific coinage?

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The monetary map of the northwest was unique. Gandhara utilized heavy silver bent bars or ingots known as Shatamanas. Instead of random punches scattered over a surface, these flat narrow bars were stamped with identical stylized six armed wheel designs strictly at both terminal ends, matching ancient weight metrics calibrated to eastern Iranian networks.

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