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Samacha or Yamacha, and thus desires to connect it with the 
Rajatila coin, on which he reads the king’s name as Yamadha. 
The reverse legend he reads on both the coins as Narendra- 
ditya. 
In the Report of the Archeological Survey of India for 
1913-14, Mr. R. D. Banerji discusses these two coins again : 
and after a careful study he comes to the conclusion that the 
name of the king on the obverse of both the coins is the 
same, viz. Yama. The reverse legend is read as Narendra- 
A careful study of the two coins will, I believe, convince 
any scholar, that the name of the king is the same on both 
the coins, and that it cannot be read as anything else than 
Samacha ; and the reading is confirmed now that we know of 
the existence of a contemporary king, Samachara Deva by 
name, whose copper-plate inscription was discovered not far! 
from the find spot of one of these coins (the Rajalila@ coin), 
and the lettering of whose name, as written on his copper: 
plate, closely agrees with the lettering on these coins. The 
coins may therefore te assigned to the Samachara Deva of the 
Ghugrahati plate ey in their turn furnish proofs, 
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described thus: 
(1) Coin of Samachara Deva. 
Metal, alloyed gold. Weight, 148-2 grs. Size, ‘9. Pro- 
venance unknown. 
Obverse.—The King, a powerful figure in traditional Gupta 
dress, standing in Tribhaiga pose. A halo is seen round the 
d 
These methods of marking @ appear to have been. indis- 
te 
To the right of the king appears a standard firmly planted 
on. the ae ee og bull, The Bull standard 
unmistakably shows that the king was a devout Saiva. 
everse.—A goddess, nimbate, seated on a full blown 



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' The distance between Muhammadpir and Ghugrahati is about 
30 miles. the latter being to the S.E.S. of the former. 
