INDIA. Kushano-Sasanian. Peroz I (ca. AD 240-270). AV dinar (29mm, 7.76 gm, 11h). Choice XF. Bactrian mint (probably Balkh), ca. AD 245-270. ΠIOPΩZO OOZOPKO-KOÞANO ÞAYO, Peroz standing facing, nimbate head left wearing lion-head crown, hair bun at back of neck represented by dot cluster, beard dressed as curls with pendant bead ornament, wearing armored tunic and trousers in Sasanian style, long sword on belt, flames on right shoulder, trident in left hand, sacrificing over altar with right hand; filleted trident to left, triple pellets under left arm, nandipada in right field, annulet above tetraskelion between legs, pellet to right of altar, pe (Brahmi) beside king to right, row of dots beneath feet / OOPZAOANΔO IAZAΔO (blundered), Exalted god standing facing, head surrounded by halo, flaming hair with hair buns right and left, beard shown as dots, wearing Sasanian knee-length tunic over trousers, diadem with two ribbons in extended right hand, trident with annulet on shaft in left hand; bull standing left behind, dotted border. Göbl MK 705. ANS Kushan 2157. Sunrise 1016 (Kabul mint). Fantastic strike with amber silhouette toning that accentuates the crisp details of the design. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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