Kushano Sasanians, Ardashir I-II Kushanshah (circa 240-260 AD). AE Unit
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Kushano Sasanians Ardashir I-II Kushanshah (circa 240-260 AD). AE Unit
2.5gm 17.7mm. Merv or Bactria mint.
Crowned bust right / King standing right raising hand and Anahita standing left holding
crown and scepter.
crown and scepter.
MK 1029 ANS Kushan 2140-1. Very fine with brown patina. Rare.
Note:
The Kushano-sasanians were sasanian princes ruling
the old kushan lands in Bactria the Kabul valley and Gandhara as
sasanian vasalls. Some periods these kushan-shahs were more or less
independent like this ruler Hormazd I Kushanshah ruling about AD
295-325 (or 270-295 according to Cribb). Mint for this type might be the
Kabul valley.
Ref: M. L. Carter "A numismatic reconstruction of Kushano-sasanian
history" 1985 and Joe Cribb "Numismatic evidence for Kushano-sasanian
chronology".
the old kushan lands in Bactria the Kabul valley and Gandhara as
sasanian vasalls. Some periods these kushan-shahs were more or less
independent like this ruler Hormazd I Kushanshah ruling about AD
295-325 (or 270-295 according to Cribb). Mint for this type might be the
Kabul valley.
Ref: M. L. Carter "A numismatic reconstruction of Kushano-sasanian
history" 1985 and Joe Cribb "Numismatic evidence for Kushano-sasanian
chronology".