Scyphate

The curious seal, now for the first time published, presents an example of the scyphate, or dished form, which is of rare occurrence.

In the later reigns, a coinage of small bronze pieces, slightly scyphate, accompany the aspers.

Further, atleast^([sic]) some of the coins are slightly scyphate also. However, it is not certain whether these were intentionally made scyphate or the shape was simply a result of punching process or the wooden anvil having become slightly scyphate due to repeated use.

The hoard from Tepe Maranjan near Kabul (Curiel, 1953: 101–131) containing 368 Sasanian silver drachms—326 of Shapur II, 28 of Ardeshir II and 14 of Shapur III (a.d. 383–388) with 12 gold Kushano-Sasanian scyphates, provides important evidence for the previous metal currency of eastern Afghanistan, the dating of the Kushano-Sasanian gold coinage and the chronology of Kidara who became king of the southern Kushan provinces.

Since the radiate sun god appears in the Pahlavi series of KS coins, in one instance seemingly combined with attributes of Śiva, it is probable that the Bactrian uncial inscribed scyphates show a deity who combines Śiva (Oesho) with the sun god (Mithra, Miiro, Mihira).

In a light copper series of issues belonging to Peroz C and Peroz D, the imagery closely imitates that of the scyphates.