374 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
nor even a language at all suited to the intricacies of civilized 
life, adopted the Greek language and culture which they 
und already introduced. The Greek epithets and titles ” 
assumed by Parthian kings are varied. In the variety of 
the legends, particularly in their increasing length and 
number of titles they comprise, we find the key to the | 
arrangement of the coins before Phraates TV. The name of : 
the first king is given simply as APXAKOY, the second styles, 
himself BAZIAEQE= APZAKOY, the third adopts the styleof — 
BAZIAEQ= MECAAOY APZAKOY and so on the titles 
increase till the full royal style is fixed. The drachmes of 
Phraates TV (see the one described below) present what may ns 
be called the stereotyped Parthian legend, for it is seem On 
nearly all the succeeding coinages. Some of the later drachmes : 
ear a legend in Pahlavi. The first two letters of hisnamem 
this language occur on the coins of Volagases I (A.C. 52-77/78). 
and from Mithradates IV(A.C. 2 130-147) the names of the kings 
in full appear with the title malka “king.” This and the bar- 
barous legends indicate that the Greek tongue was no longer 
understood by the people. 
ith the meritorious investigations embodied by Gardner 
able to any one except himself. 
De Markoff (Monnaies des rois Parthes, Paris, 1877, poe 
p. 41 and plate) has compiled a table of 112 different pees 
grams and letters and also a list containing the names OF 8" 
; a 
TV described below may be read TA, AT and TAT- |. 
inage, p. 23 sq.) Says; 
pose that a monogram in the field of a coin usually re 
the name of the mint whence it was issued, is to g9 
beyond the evidence. But even if they did contain the 
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