KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Hormizd I, circa 265-295. Drachm (Bronze, 15 mm, 2.20 g, 9 h), mint in Baktria, probably Balkh. Draped bust of Hormizd I to right, wearing crown with decorated korymbos and a lion's head; before head, 'AWHRMYZDY MLKA' ('Hormizd King' in Pahlawi). Rev. 'Exalted God' in Bactrian Shiva standing facing and holding trident in his left hand; behind him, his comagnion, the bull Nandi staning left. ANS Kushan, 2219. Minor deposits, otherwise, about very fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.

The Kushano-Sasanians were Sasanian governors, who established a quasi-autonomous reign in the old Kushan provinces of Bactria, Sogdiana, and Gandhara. Their iconography combines traditional Sasanian elements with deities such as Shiva from the Hindu pantheon.