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vince. Mint. | issuing REMARKS, 
ie 
15, Ga Dha A Cunningham read the initial letter of the name 
: of the province as Ha, but -. plate shows that 
it is most certainly ga, He also read the first 
letter of the name of the issuing chief as Aum, 
- but his plate shows it is simply A (for Au, see 
oer 8 | Indische ee Tafel IV, Col. 
Xs 6). Coin No. eJ a Cabinet 
is & Feplioete of this coin. “m. TV 

After the Poa of Kanha a ae II seems to have 
succeeded him (C. 207 A.D.) even coins of Vasu in the 
cine! parc possess a capes "The arginal Greek legends 
fragmentary and very corru fowe! On one of them 
Gio. D : APAOXbO. is written OAOA. The majority of these 
But we should not lose sight of the 
fact ‘Phat the Kushano-Sassanian coinage of Seistan bears legends 
in intelligible though corrupt Greek, while the Greek legends on 
the coins of Vasu are altogether unintelligible. The Kushano- 
Sassanian peo decidedly belongs to a later period, and so we 
come the conclusion that Vasu intentionally corrupted the 
Greek ats on the coins issued by him during the earlier por- 
tion of the time of his occupation of Seistan. The cause of this 
unusual conduct probably was that the governor. intended to 
assume independence in the principality under his control gradu- 
ally without giving a shock to the people. While the Sahanusahi 
was occupied with troubles nearer home, the disaffected viceroy was 
gradually sheers from his allegiance. Most probably Vasu re- 
mained in a state of semi-independence during the reign of Vasu- 
deva II. The fact that no coins of Vasudeva II issued by Vasu 
have been discovered up to date supports this assertion. 

1. Bha Vi Vasu  |Mr. Smith has omitted the initial wiped of = 
mint name in his Sagle-taae of this c 
Z. Bha 3 ” 
2 i 7 Corrupt Greek legend | on ” bot ch faces. One of 
the coins of Kaniska II issued by Vasa 
(No. 1) has Sa as the initial letter of the 
name of the Province whence it was i d 
&. TM ee = a ee 
5. Vi 8 Oe es & PP og eae ee ee 
6. Bha aoe ’ 
7. Bha Vi 


‘Chine of Pacadais II are very rare and consequently i 
reign must have been very short. A reign of t 
quite sufficient for him. Vasudeva II seems has been the 

| Smith, I.M. Cat, Vol. I, p. 87. (See Pl. I. 2.) 
