18o8.] Dr. Hoernle — On new Bactrian and Gupta Coins, 131 



to assert, that he might not have used the legend 8'ri Vikramah on other 

 coins. On the whole the ascription to Chandra Gupta I. appears to me 

 the more probable one. 



No. 4. The next is a gold coin of Chandra Gupta I., forwarded 

 to me by Mr. H. Rivett-Carnac. It belongs to Mr. Sjkes, barrister-at* 

 law at Lucknow, and was acquired by him either at Lucknow or 

 Fyzabad. This is an undoubted coin of Chandra Gupta I., of the well- 

 known type of " King and Queen " (ibid., p. 171). It is only published 

 here (see Plate IV, fig. 4), because, so far as I am aware, no specimen 

 with the lion turned to the left, has been hitherto published. The usual 

 reverse has the lion turned to the right (see ibid., plate II, fig. 2). 

 The legends on this coin, unfortunately, are very imperfect ; but 

 ^'SfJIfT Chandra Gupta on the obverse is clear. The action of the king 

 appears to me that of offering the queen something to drink (or to eat) ; 

 the idea of the device, therefore, being similar to that on the reverse 

 of the preceding coin. Weight 112*5 grains. 



No. 5. The next is a gold coin of Chandra Gupta II. ; also for- 

 warded by Mr. Rivett-Carnac, and belonging to Mr. Sykes, obtained at 

 Lucknow or Fyzabad. See Plate IV, fig. 5. It is a new variety of the 

 " Horseman to left " type, combining the mounted figure of the king 

 of that type with the legend of the " Lancer " or " Horseman to right " 

 type ; (see ibid., pp. 182, 183). The legend on the obverse is ^K?THiJI'^rf 

 [§t ''^'^'I'HJ parama-bJidgavata-[sr{-Chandragu'}ptah, i. e., 'The most 

 devoted worshipper of Vishnu S'ri Chandragupta.' The reverse has the 

 usual female figure, dressed in lower garments and seated on a morhd 

 or Indian wickerstool, with fillet in right and lotus in left hand. Le- 

 gend, with a straight line of dots underneath, ^f^wf^^i?:, i. e., ' he of 

 unvanquished might,' or ' the unconquered hero.' Weight 118'25 grains. 



No. 6. This is a gold coin belonging to Mr. H. Rivett-Carnac. Its 

 find-place is not specified further than " somewhere between Benares 

 and Fyzabad." It is a coin of Kumara Gupta, of the " Horseman to 

 left" type, (see ibid., p. 193). I publish it, because it has the obverse 

 legend exceptionally well preserved, and may help to establish its correct 

 reading. See Plate IV, fig. 5. It runs thus : + + ^'f^^^rf behind the 

 king's back, the vowel marks being clipped off ; f% between the king's 

 and the horse's head ; f?T^f?T x;^RT^ + + + in front and below the horse ; 

 there would be space for about six more letters behind the horse, 

 joining the two preserved portions of the legend^ though possibly the 

 whole of the space was not occupied by letters. I would suggest to 

 restore the legend thus: »T^^rCT5fqfcr-f%f?r'TfH-"^^T^ [f^^fT^-f ??TT3TTr:] 

 mahd rdjapati — Icsliitipati — ratJnpdda — vijaya — Kumara — Gupta h, i. e., 

 *' the lord of Maharajas, the lord of the earth, the famous chariot- man, 



