The Kushan Empire was a vast inland empire that stretched across Central and South Asia during the first to fourth centuries AD. The origins of Kushan dynasty continue to be debated, and precise dates, especially for the late Kushan kings, remain elusive, but the coinage reveals the Kushan dyn...
Yet Kushano-Sasanian religious imagery has never really been the subject of specific treatment. In fact, such series provide extremely interesting evidence of the religious imagery of the Sasanian period, due to the convent...
Kushano-Sasanians is the general term used to denote the members of a cadet branch of the Sasanian imperial house who ruled over the region of Bactria, the northern parts of the Kushan Empire, starting sometimes around the middle of the third century CE. On their coins, the Kushano-Sasa...
PCW-I1660-KUSHANO-SASANIAN KINGS of INDIA. "Varahran" (Kidara). After 350 AD. AV Dinar(7.64 gm; 35 mm). King standing left, wearing crown with korymbos and streamers, holding trident, sacrificing at altar; various symbols around / Siva...
PCW-I1620-KUSHANO-SASANIAN KINGS. "Varahran" (Kidara). After 350 AD. AV Dinar (7.54 gm; 34 mm). King standing left, wearing crown with korymbos and streamers, holding trident, sacrificing at altar; various symbols around / Siva (resembling the king) st...
The Kushano-Sasanian Phases at Barikot, Swat: The Evidence from the 2018 Excavation CampaignIori, ElisaOlivieri, Luca M.Ancient Pakistan (0066-1600)
Emily Eden Collection of Sasanian, Kushano-Sasanian, Kidarite and Indo-Sasanian Type Coins (British Museum, London)The Hon. Emily Eden (1797-1869) was the daughter of the first Baron Auckland and sister of George, Baron Auckland (1784-1849), who was Governor-General of India (1836-1842...
PCW-I1661-KUSHANO-SASANIAN. Bahram III (Kidara). 350-370 AD. Gold dinar (7.64 gm; 34 mm). King standing left, wearing low crown with korymbos, holding trident and sacrificing at altar; trident standard behind; "nandi" symbol, diamond, and rosette in fields...