Tetradrachm - Vasudeva II

Vasudeva II is poorly attested in the historical record — his relationship to Vasudeva I remains debated, and some scholars have questioned whether he represents a distinct ruler or a regional successor administering a fragmenting empire. What is clear is that copper tetradrachms attributed to his reign appear as Sasanian pressure from the west was beginning to destabilize Kushan control over Bactria, a process that would eventually produce the Kushano-Sasanian kingdom by the mid-3rd century.