 not Kushano-Sasanian) minted in the former domains of the Kushan Empire, and confirms direct Sasanian rule in the region under Bahram I.The lost "Book of the Portraits of Sasanian Kings" portrayed Bahram I as "standing, holding a lance in the right hand and leaning upon a sword held in the left, and wearing red gown and trousers and a gold crown topped with a sky-blue globe".Bahram I was keen on combat, hunting, and feasting, which he regarded as righteousness.