14 N. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [{N.S., XIX, 
khshathra), that is, ram-t shairt for ram-i khshathra meaning “ the 
realm (Justi, Zranisches Namenbuch, pp. 258 
and 500). Drouin (Les Légendes des Monnaies Sassanides, 
p. 31) translates it by “the prosperity of the empire. 
This epithet is taken only by Yezdegerd I (399-420) and 
Bahram V (420-438) on theircoins. Ona drachm of Yezdegerd 
II (438-457) Vincent Smith (Jndian Museum Catalogue, Vol. I, 
p. 226) reads this epithet. As this coin is not illustrated I 
secured casts of it through the courtesy of Sir John Marshall ; 
and | have no hesitation in saying t at the words are malkin 
malka and not the epithet ramshatri. On the reverse of this 
coin he reads the regnal year niudah “nineteen” but it is the 
word navaki “the adorer,” a, found on the reverse of 
the coins of this king. Alt ugh there were some exceptions 
during the reign of Firdz | (459-484), the usage of marking 
the regnal year on the coins was not established till the reign 
of Jamasp (497-499) in 497. 
X. A unique One-eighth of a Drachm of Jamasp. 
To arrive at the subdivisions of the Enimapae sia is 
was based upon insufficient evidence to make it more than a 
probability. 
To get a standard from known coins is difficult, for record- 
ed specimens are in every kind of condition. How often can 
we assert that a coin is in mint condition? Take a good speci- 
men of any coin and almost always we shall find bi Oe or 
standard. otietinad’ on the other hand, the weight is 5 higher 
than anything we are prepared to expect. But these are freak 
coins and they are by no means common. The weights of 
coins, cut from the bar by hand, never pretended to be more 
than approximate. It is is unreasonable to expect agreement to 
a grain and the close approximation to an assumed standard Is 
very remarkable, considering the conditions. Attempts were 
made at exactitude, but I do not believe that exactitude to @ 
rain was ever obtained. The appliances available were scarce- 
ly delicate enough to admit of perfect exactitude in weighing, 
