Republic of Artsakh Coin | 5 Dram caesar the mythological creature rendered in

the mythological creature rendered in profile with clearly defined wings and leonine body

and the zinc coating proved prone to corrosion

but it eventually declined after Ashoka's rule

known as a bele (often called a pagoda in later numismatic literature)

Republic of Artsakh Coin | 5 Dram caesar the mythological creature rendered inHistory of the Artifact The 5 dram coin from the Republic of Artsakh comes from a short lived and politically unusual monetary system. Artsakh declared independence in the early 1990s during the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and later issued its own currency, the Artsakh dram, even though everyday commerce overwhelmingly used the Armenian dram instead. Coins like the 5 dram were legal tender locally but circulated very little in practice, functioning more