Persian dependencies drachm 350-365 AD Silver of Bahram (Varahran), c.350-365 CE, Kushano-Sassanians

mzdysn bgy wrhrʾn MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn W ʾnyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn in Middle Persian Pahlavi ("The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Bahram, King of Kings of the Iranians and Non-Iranians, whose essence is from the gods"), Bust of king to right, crown of three large palmettes, surmounted by fluted globe with large fillet // Fire-altar of Sasanian type; right and left, attendant in peculiar attire, holding barsom wands. 30mm, 3.58 grams. Mint in Gandhara (Taxila?). Carter 41; Cribb 78; Göbl, Dokumente Em. 8. 

This type is sometimes attributed to the Kidarites, but the correct Pehlavi legend suggests these are Kushano-Sassanian coins.

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