Tepe Maranjan
[2] It lies east of the tomb of Nadir Shah and south of the road from Kabul to Jalalabad and Peshawar.The site was excavated by the French DAFA[clarification needed] Jean Carl in 1933, again by Gérard Fussman in 1976, and again by Zemaralaï Tarzi of the Afghan Institute of Archaeology more recently.They are made of clay and represent a style intermediate between the sculptures of Hadda and those of the Fondukistan monastery.[1] A large hoard of Sasanian Empire coins was also discovered at Tepe Maranjan: 367 Sassanian silver drachms from the reigns of kings Shapur II (r. 309–79) and Ardashir II (r. 379–83), which, owing to their uniformity, are thought to have been minted in the vicinity of Kabul.[4] The hoard also contained 12 scyphate gold dinars of the Kidarites, which might have circulated at the same time as the Sassanian coins, or may have been added later.