174 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [May, 1914. 



126. Gupta Gold Coins found in the Ballia District. 



[With Plate II.] 



During the past few years a number of gold coins have 

 been found by cultivators near a mound in the village of 

 Kasarwain tahsil and district Ballia. The fact having recently 

 come to the notice of the district authorities, seventeen of the 

 coins have been recovered and sent to the Government of the 

 United Provinces by whom they have been acquired for the 

 Lucknnw Museum. 



All the coins are of the time of Samudra Gupta and are of 

 the following types : — 



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3 

 10 



Aswamedha 



Javelin, variety a 



Javelin, variety y . . 2 



Battleaxe . . . . 1 



Kacha . . 1 



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The classification adopted is that of Mr. V. A. Smith in 

 The Coinage of the early or Imperial Gupta Dynasty,' 



J.R.A.S., 1889. 



A&WAMEDHA. 



Obverse. Reverse. 



1. Horse standing left facing Female figure standing left on 

 a pole. The horse has a band or lotus , holding fly whisk over right 

 collar with a boss on the near shoulder. Post with small stream- 

 shoulder. The pole is adorned ers on both sides of its base, 

 with long streamers above and Legend Aswamedha par akr amah. 

 small streamers on each side. 

 Si below the horse. There is no 

 pedestal and no sign of pave- 

 ment. 



Right margin . . Rajadhiraja 

 pritiv . . . 



Left margin . . t.v.j.mah. 



AT -85 in., 117 grs. 

 This coin differs in general appearance from the ordinary 

 type of Aswamedha. The horse is shaped differently and the 

 collar is more on the shoulder than the neck. The female 

 figure on reverse is more attenuated than usual. I am unable 

 to suggest an interpretation of the obverse legend which is 



7T ZK P 



Mr. John Allan of the British Museum informs me that 

 Dr. Hoey, I.C.S., retired, has a similar coin, the legend of whicu 



has 



2. Horse as in the usual type. Female figure. The post ha^ 



Low pedestal under "#*." Le- streamers on one side only as 

 gend missing. usual. 



A/ -8 in., 119 grs. (has been ringed). 



