Kushano-Sasanians, Peroz I Kushanshah. Circa (AD 245-270). AE Unit Rare this nice.
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Kushano-Sasanians Peroz I Kushanshah. Circa (AD 245-270). AE Unit.
2.30gm 15mm. Rare this nice.
Perozstanding facing head left sacrificing over altar and holding
trident trident to left / Siva standing facing holding diadem and
trident before the bull Nandi. Cribb SI 19 #20 (Bactrian issues) Gobl
Kushan 1105-1108 type Mitchiner ACW 1278. Very fine to extremely
fine Nice greenish earthen patina. Choice.
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".