Description: Kushano-Sasanian, Hormazd I Kushanshah (265 - 295 AD). AE Drachm, Gandhara II mint. Bearded bust right wearing lion headdress, long ribbons flow upward from hair / Fire altar surmounted by bust of Ahura Mazda.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 3,76 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Göbl Kushan 1122 ff.

Commentary: bronze patina, good centering

History: The Sassanian nobility dominated the western Kushan territories for nearly two centuries until the beginning of the 5th century AD.

Article Number: 022-03-01-41652