KUSHANO-SASANIAN: "Vasu Deva", ca. 230-260, AV scyphate dinar (7.79g), G-689, Mitch-1263. Cribb-57, standing king, wearing pointed headdress, swastika between legs, triplet of pellets under arms, nandipada to right // Siva & bull; derived from the standard 2nd issue of the Kushan king, Vasu Deva I (ca. 191-230), finest style, especially on the reverse, EF, S, ex Skanda Collection, Lot 98. The pointed headdress was adopted by the second Kushano-Sasanian ruler, Peroz I, whose reign is dated ca. 240-270 by Cribb, 265-300 by Carter.
Estimate: 700-900 USD