Ruler : Shapur II
Era : (325-375 AD)
Denomination : Drachm
Weight : 3.47 g
Diameter :   16.4 mm
Metal : Copper
Book Referencer : Pieper# 1967

Obverse :
Bearded bust of king to right, Pahalvi script in right field, Dotted border around

Reverse :
Sasanian-style fire altar with a taurine on the central shaft.

Comment :
Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom is a historiographic term used by modern scholars to refer to a branch of the Sasanian Persians who established their rule in Bactria during the 3rd and 4th centuries CE at the expense of the declining Kushans. They captured the provinces of Sogdiana, Bactria and Gandhara from the Kushans in 225 CE. The Sasanians established governors for the Sasanian Empire, who minted their own coinage and took the title of Kushanshas, i.e. “Kings of the Kushans”. They are sometimes considered as forming a “sub-kingdom” inside the Sasanian Empire. This administration continued until 360-370 CE, when the Kushano-Sasanians lost much of its domains to the invading Kidarite Huns, whilst the rest was incorporated into the imperial Sasanian Empire. Later, the Kidarites were in turn displaced by the Hephthalites. The Sasanians were able to re-establish some authority after they destroyed the Hephthalites with the help of the Turks in 565, but their rule collapsed under Arab attacks in the mid 7th century.
The Kushanshas are mainly known through their coins. Their coins were minted at Kabul, Balkh, Herat, and Merv, attesting the extent of their realm.
Very scarce.