Central Asia – India, Kushano-Sassanian Kingdom, Various Kings (c.250-c.350 CE), AE unit, dram(C)
Order Code: IN-KUSHAN-BACTRIAN-STYLE Size: 11.5-13.5mm Metal: Bronze Obverse: Bust, right wearing ram's horns headdress with 'artichoke' ornament above Reverse: Fire altar with bust of Mithra (?) above/ Pahlavi legend Minimum order $40.
The Kushano-Sassanian Kingdom was a branch of the Sassanian Persian Empire that expanded in to Bactria and Gandhara at the expense of the declining Kushan Empire.