158 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIII, 



lljllr 80 ? 8 and stars, the conjunction of Venus and 

 the Moon, the emblem of felicity in ancient Eran. 



Description of the first drachme. 



Metal.— Silver. Date.— Nil 



Weight.— 61 grains. Mint.— BST (Bost). 



Diameter.— 1-15 inohp« 



PN 



O CL_ U \ BST (Bost). 



Obverse.— Bust of king to right, with a verv short beard, 

 7hi T 8 a*% em , battled cr own, surmounted by a crescent with 

 JuL tra f ltlonal Sassanian globe, having a fillet floating on each 

 S •* C ^ s ? ent 0n the fore part of the crown and a star be- 

 mna it. Hair brought back in ringlets. A crescent over each 

 shoulder and a fillet floating beside it. In front of the nose a 

 Ifl ?u Crescen f s and a star above them. Dress and necklace 



IT I ■■ P en , dant pearls - The whole device enclosed in a 

 grenetis with three crescents and stars on the margin. 



fir* .£*? -~ An altar adorned with bands, surmounted by the 

 ill Ti!t t V l a " endants - A star to the left and a crescent to 

 tne : right of the fire. In the field to the left two letters which 



E? m ? T N fr ° m the outeide of the P iece ' and t0 the ri & ht 

 grLetis 1 n ° gram EST - The whole device encIosed in a 



rpnn J here j* no . Ie gend on the obverse, a very unusual occur- 

 InH Uh?£ ^ assaniaD Machine. It will lye seen from the crown 



second , 6SIgn Si the reverse that the eoin is of Kobad I in his 

 I 6 n r ^ n - The two letters PN to the left on the reverse 



SJmIS" apS *£ e c . omm encement of the date, either panch' 

 the H,L ° f ^? nfi6 S%h (35) ' since the y occupv the place of 

 becint fh ^ certainly do not represent >mcA' deli (15), 

 second i,^ C011 ! ^ anifes % belongs to the later" part of his 

 aboTf f I ^ ■? the Star in front of the head was introduced 

 letters JTZ Venty - * am s °mewhat inclined to regard the 

 drachme nf ti? cora mencement of punch' sih (35) since the 



bE ™yLX ST figUred , * D ° r " < PT7 XXI > fl « «> resem- 

 same S?J 1 °° m Under revie ^ also issued from the 



mmt ' and wlthou * any legend on the obverse. 



^hkl\ m ^TT°^ m B8T re P r esente the town of Bet •— ! 

 occupies on the " en ,i n fuU - *™ the position which » 

 as a faultv in Z 2 T' , S mon °gram cannot be confounded 



