112 Coins found at Toomluh. [Aug., 



of discovery was formerlj^'the bed of the Cossye river : close to it is a tank 

 at the excavation of which wrecks of a boat were found at a great depth 

 from the surface of the ground, thus clearly indicating that the Cossye 

 overflowed over the site of the tank. The pit itself was originally dug for 

 the making of bricks: afterwards the villagers used to take the fine sandy 

 earth from the pit for plasteriug houses. Dinabandhoo Mitter caught sight 

 one morning of a glittering substance attached to the side of the pit. He 

 took it out and, examining, it found it to be a gold coin. He fancied it to 

 be a Eamchundri mohur (a gold coin of the reign of Rama) and regularly 

 worshipped it. The coin was discovered about the time of the Dussera in 

 the Bengali year 1275. It came to the notice of the undersigned in March 

 last and Dinabandhoo was disabused of his belief that it was a mohur of 

 the reign of Kama. It is clearly a Greek coin." 



With regard to the last statement, Dr. Hoernle remarked that it was 

 a mistake. The coin is not a Greek, but a Gupta, coin of Kiwidra Gupta. 



Ohv. King on horseback. Legend, partially legible only : round the 

 head of horse apparently Kshatrapati ; under its legs : Vijaya Kumdra. 



Bev. Nude, bejewelled female, sitting on " mora" and feeding pea- 

 cock : Legend, Ajita Mahendra. 



Similar coins are figured and described in Prinsep's Indian Antiquities ; 

 see p. 385, (Vol. 1), Plate XXX, No. 3. 



Of the other coins, one is of silver and is a specimen of the early 

 Hindu punch-marked coins: see Indian Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 211 ; and 

 Plate XX, Nos 25-29. The marks are probably Buddhist, the wheel and 

 swastika being recognizable. 



The rest which are of copper are all Buddhist, bearing distinct Buddhist 

 symbols. Among them there are some similar to those found at Behat ; see 

 Indian Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 82 ff, p. 209 ff, Plates IV, No. 8, and XX, No. 39. 



Ohv. Full figure of elephant, referring to the story of Buddha's 

 conception. 



Rev. Conventional figure of chetiya. 



Others are somewhat similar to the coins figured in Indian Antiquities, 

 Plate XX, Nos. 50, 51. 



Ohv. Elephant within Buddhist rails ; over him ornamental svastiha. 



Bev. Lion (representing Buddha as Sakya Simha); in front hodhi 

 tree ; over him, common svastiha. 



There is another to which there is none in the Indian Antiquities 

 exactly like ; but cf. Plate XX, Nos. 37, 4-8. 



Ohv. Elephant. 



Mev. Stag or deer; one of the Qommo^^esi j at a has of Buddha, 



Others, again, are like the coins figured and described in Indian 

 Antiquities, PI. IV, 22 and PI. XIX, 18. 



