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Sans. y¥, so that we have for the legend on the coin :—Ksha- 
traonam Kshatra, Vasu-Vardhana, with the rendering ‘‘ Shah 
of Shahs, Widener of Dominion, *? for both of which titles, the 
former contracted to mere Shahi, we have the authority of the 
inscriptions quoted by Mr. Thomas. The date given for this 
inscription is Samvat 18 ; and if we regard this as intended for 
SEL. 218, we must refer it to B.C. 94, which does not agree with 
our calculations founded on the nearly contemporary Chinese 
accounts. If, however, we take the Era of Vikramaditya, 
B.C. 57, we obtain for the date B.C. 39, which we shall see per- 
fectly harmonizes with our other dates, falling within the reign 
of Kadphises (Guthlaf) I, who might fairly claim the title of 
Vasu-Vardhana. As the inscription comes from Mathura, we 
can recognize the propriety of adding the Sanscrit title to the 
older one of Kaneshka Koshano 
These inscriptions Mr. Thomas gives (quoting from Cunning- 
ham ; Arche.—Rep. III. 38). 
INDO-SKYTHIAN INSCRIPTIONS. 
In the Indo-Pali Alphabet. 
Kanishka .. Mahdrdja Kanishka .. Samvat 9. 
Kanishka .. Samvat 28 
Huvishka . Samvat 35 
Huvishka .. Mahdrdja DevaPuTRA .. Huvishka. 
Hemanta, 8. 30. 
Mahéréja RASATIRASA : 
DEVAPUTRA .Huvishka, — 
Grishma, 8. 47. 
Maharaja Huvishka . Hemanta, S. 48. 
Vasudeva .. tn Rajitiraja Dev ‘3 
ie vos 
a, S. 
Mahérdja Vasudeva - Qetoheia S. 38. 
Mahéréja Réjdtirdja, Suant .. Vasudeva: 
Hemanta, 8.87. 
Raja Vasudeva .. Varsha, S. 38. 
** The parallel series are more pega and crop ip in leet 
direct consecutive associations; these are endorsed 
Bactrian or Aryan adaptation of the ancient ‘Phontaisi alphabet.” 
INDO-SKYTHIAN INSCRIPTIONS. 
oO In the Bactrian-Pali Alphabet. 
_ Bahawalpur = .. Mahdrdja Réjatiréja DnvAPUTRA 
aa Kanishka, o 
