116 Dr. Hoerulc — On some Ancient Nepalese Coins. [March, 



prefix sri, I think, shows ihat the name mdndnJca must be that of a king ; 

 and the name s'n-hJiogini on the reverse might be taken to be an allu- 

 sion to the king Amsuvarman's sister Bhogadevi. In that case the 

 name Mananka must be another name or a hirucla of king Amsuvar- 

 man. Now in the time of the latter king there were two ruling families 

 in Nepal (see Fleet, Early Chronology of Nepal, in the Indian Antiquary, 

 Vol. XIV", p. 350), the Thakuri family residing in the palace (bhavana) 

 of Kailasakuta, and the Lichchhavi family residing in the palace (griha) 

 of Mana. A member of the latter family might call himself by a name 

 derived from their residence, mananka, ' the mana-marked,' or ' he of 

 Mana.' But Amsuvarman belonged to the Thakuri 'family, and he 

 could not well bear the biruda of Mananka. But there is a king of the 

 Lichchhavi family who does call himself, after his residence, Mdnadeva, 

 ' the Lord of Mana.' For him Mananka would be a most appropriate 

 biruda. I am disposed, therefore, to ascribe the Srt-mdndnha coins 

 (Nos. 3) to king Manadeva. 



" There remains the coin No. 1. The name of the king on the ob- 

 verse is nearly illegible. The reverse shows distinctly the title of Ma- 

 harajadhiraja. This title was borne only by two kings of Nepal of that 

 period (6th and 7th centuries), viz., Amsavarman and S'ivadeva II, both 

 of the Thakuri family. Two aksharas only are visible on the obverse. 

 The first resembles closely the first akshara on the obverse of the coins 

 Nos. II, and looks like W sryatn. This could only be read as the com- 

 mencement of srya?nsuvarma. The second letter I read as jfj go or it ge ; 

 it might, however, be fw and in that case the name would be sruHvadeua, 

 Till other specimens are found, the question must be left undecided. 



" Amsuvarman reigned from about 637 to 651 A. D., Manadeva 

 from about 705 to 732 A. D., and S'ivadeva from about 725 to 749 

 A. D. The coins, therefore, belong to the 7th and 8th centuries A. D. 



" I do not think the object which the lion is ' pawing ' can be a 

 vine-branch, as Mr. Bendall describes it. On the specimens I have 

 seen, the object, when present, is clearly a flower, made up of six dots 

 in a circle with one dot in the centre, and a stalk below it (see fig. Ill, 

 a and III, c). Mr. Smith speaks of a ^' sort of standard in front of the 

 lion," on one coin. This might be the " vine-branch " ; but I have not 

 been able to identify the coin referred to." 



4. Ahbar and Father Jerome Xavier. — By H. Beveridge, Esq., , i 

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5. On the nature of the Toxic principle of Aroidcm, — % 0. H. T. 

 Warden, Esq., F. 0. S. and A. Peeler, Esq., F. C. S. 



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