Bust three-quarter facing left, flames on shoulders // Sassanian-style fire altar. 11mm, 0.69 grams. Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl -.

Lovely condition for the type, rare.

During the 5 year reign of Shapur III (383-388 AD), the KushanoSasanian governors of Gandhara had invited the Kidarite tribes into the state to provide protection against other nomadic invaders. The Kidara soon occupied the Kushano-Sasanian domains of Northern Gandhara and Kashmir. This coin was probably issued by the early Kidarite ruler who occupied this area.