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new variety of Strato. It belongs to the types attributed to 

 - Strato II. This coin and another like it were found by me in 

 the Ambala District of the Punjab. 



12. Telephos. 



Copper, rectangular. Weight, 120. Size, "85. 



In No. Ill of his paper ' Numismatic Notes and Novelties ' 

 (Journal A. S. B. for 1898), Mr. Vincent Smith published a 

 copper coin of Telephos, the description of which was as 

 follows : — 



Obverse. — Zeus (or king) seated 1. on throne with back ; his 

 r. hand advanced ; in his 1. sceptre. 



Greek legend, BAZIAEftZ (L). EYEPrEToY (top), 

 THAEcDoY (r.)- 



Reverse. — Figure to r., seated in crouching attitude, with r. 

 arm extended ; 1. arm not visible. 



Kharosthi legend, Maharajasa (r), Kalinakrama (top), sa 

 Teliphasa (damaged, on left). 



Mr. Vincent Smith remarked : * The coinage of Telephos 

 is of extreme rarity, and has heretofore been known in silver 

 only. The Elliot hemidrachm in the Bodleian Cabinet was 

 considered unique until Von Sallet identified two duplicates of 

 it among the unnamed coins of the Guthrie collection at Berlin. 9 



The copper coin of Telephos now described was sent to me 

 four years ago. The obverse is the same as that of the coin 

 described by Mr. Vincent Smith, but the reverse is new. 



Reverse. — Soldier (?) walking to r., wearing short cloak 

 which floats behind his shoulders. His right arm is extended, 

 and over his left shoulder he is carrying a spear or long staff. 

 On his head is a Phrygian cap. To r. is the monogram peculiar 

 to the coinage of Telephos, and to the biga type of the silver 

 issues of Maues. Below the monogram is a peculiar object, 

 possibly a stone or an altar. Kh. legend on three sides, r. ma- 

 harajasa 7 top, Kalonakrdma , 1. sa Teliphasa. 



The reverse design is unique, but resembles that of the 



lidrachm of Strato I and Agathokleia in the 



unpu 



Museum 



Every letter of the Kharosthi word corresponding to EYE 

 oY is distinct. The first character is Jca, and the 

 second is I, but the short vertical stroke only extends 

 below the horizontal line of the /, converting the character into 

 to. The third character is a hook turned to the right, and 

 according to Mr. Vincent Smith is either the cerebral, or the 

 dental n. The fourth letter appears to be clearly &r, but there 

 is a dot below and to the left of the character. 



