Another majestic Shiva on the golden coin of Kushano-Sassanian emperor Peroz II.
Left: Peroz offers into holy fire. He holds a trident.
Right: A majestic Shiva holds a trident in one hand and PΔΕa (noose) in the other. Nandi also shown.
Provenance: Balkh(Bactria)
Time: 305 AD
Left: Peroz offers into holy fire. He holds a trident.
Right: A majestic Shiva holds a trident in one hand and PΔΕa (noose) in the other. Nandi also shown.
Provenance: Balkh(Bactria)
Time: 305 AD
Kushano-Sassanians of Bactria and East Iran were devotees of Shiva. They inscribed him on almost all their coins
Peroz is an originally Iranic name. As Arabic did not have p(voiceless plosive) sound, the latter became a fricative. Peroz became Feroz.
It is now hard to imagine a Hindu with a name Peroz/Feroz.
It is now hard to imagine a Hindu with a name Peroz/Feroz.
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