1872.] Letters. 35 



Reverse. — Figure of King, erect, with long ends of diadem floating in 

 the air, dinving a Quadriga to the front. The horses in motion. 



Monogram. — Thomas, No. 8G ; Cunningham, No. 89. 



Legend— In three-fourths of a cu-cle at top, BA^IAEQ:S EHI^ANOYlS 

 HAATONO^. 



Exergue. — Three somewhat indistinct letters which are like MO^. 



' Wlien this coin was first placed in my hand, I mistook it for one of 

 Straton, who also on some of his silver and copper coins takes the title 

 Eni^ANOY^, though, as far as I know, it never stands, as in this case, by 

 itself, but is is always followed by ^OTHPO^. 



' The monogram occurs frequently on the coins of Menander, and there- 

 fore it might be supposed that he existed immediately before or after that 

 monarch who, according to Strabo, crossed the Hypanis and penetrated east- 

 ward as far as the Lsmnus ; but the fact is that, for the present at least, or 

 until we obtain one' or more coins of King Plato with an Arian inscription, 

 we must, I think, class him with the purely Grreek Kings of Bactriana, such 

 for instance as Diodotus and Eutliydemus.' 



2. JFro?)i JE. C. Bayleg, Esq., C. S. I., regarding a celt of extraordinary 

 size and perfection. 



' I send herewith a fine specimen of an Irish Celt found at Mount 

 Leinster, County Wexford, and which has been lent to me by its owner, 

 Colonel James, c. b., for exhibition at the meeting of the Society.' 



3. Erom M. L. Ferrar, Esq., C. S., Audh,fm'tlier particulars regarding 

 Biijah Todar Mall. 



' In continuation of my last letter about Rajah Todar Mall, the following 

 particulars derived from the ' oldest inhabitant' of Lahurpur, may in- 

 terest you. 



' Todar Mall's father, Achal Mall was a K'hatrl of the MeJira class : 

 his mother, Syam Kooer of the Choperi class. The boy was bom in 944 

 Hijri, and lived in Lahurpur until his 12th year, when (955) he set off to 

 Labor in search of employment, which he was successful in procurmg under 

 the Emperor Akbar. 



' Among the reforms which he effected was the fixing the Fagli Era for 

 all land revenue arrangements : as also (as you mention in your Ain trans- 

 lation) the adoption of the Farsi instead of the Hindi language in such 

 matters. 



' Close to Lahurpur is a village, Rajapur, which he founded, his tank 

 being still extant : the pucka steps were built by the hero. In another 

 village, Daryapur, a meld is held every Jeyt (June) in his honoui', at the 

 shrine ' Chhota Bharaich.' 



