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Message:: [QUOTE="Ancientnoob, post: 1747985, member: 44140"]Admittedly Chris, you are far more well read than myself, I don't have and do not have access to these sources. What I can tell you, is my main dealer is a well known expert in these types of coins and he mainly uses Michiner ACW. He sells many of these pieces and he actually had a specimen the same as Windchild's and described it as such.  These Kushanshah's do seem to line up with coins of the Persian authority, up until the Peroz/ Hephthalite period, based on his listing and corresponding crown types. I must also confess that I am at the mercy of second hand information and possibly antiquated resources.  For clarification, Do you disagree with the idea that the crown is that of Hormizd? The crown type is also different for Shapur I while the Ardashir I coins seems to be of a different style.  Gifterrec lists this coins as dating from 265-295 AD. Assuming this is a more accurate date. I would have to assume that rather than this Hormizd conveniently having the same name as the Persian shah. I would ASSUME that in 265 Hormizd was made "governor" or the equivalent of Bacteria, before he was Shah, before the death of Shapur.  The later 295 date could be explained... I would guess at this point the coins circulating in 265 were still in circulation for years if not decades after the death of Hormizd, probably due to the remoteness and turbulence of this frontier region.[/QUOTE]