Full Description:
Kushano-Sasanian, Varahran (Bahram) I Kushanshah (330-365 AD), Gold Dinar, Full Flan, Obv: king standing facing, head to left, wearing crown with lotus globe, flames at shoulders, wears sassanian style armored tunic and trousers with sword hung from belt, holding in right hand ribboned trident with crescent on top surmounts and sacrificing at altar at left, holding trident with raised left hand, swastik between legs with single dot above, single dot to right of altar, three dots below left arm, nandipada (buddhist triratna) to right, bactrian legend around, Rev: lord shiva (resembling the king) standing facing, holding trident, hair buns left and right, diadem with two ribbons in extended right hand, trident in raised left hand, the bull (Nandi) behind, bactrian legend at the right field,dotted border around, 7.91g, 32.38mm, (Jong&Cribb # 2360), about extremely fine, Very Rare. |