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second is ' Gu,' and the fourth l ra.' Above bird standard three or four 

 more characters. These legends perhaps represent * Kumara Gupta 

 rajadhiraja.' 



On r. margin ' Jayati Mahendra,' and remains of three characters 

 following. This obverse legend does not appear to agree with that of 

 any published coin. 



Rev. as usual but no monogram. 



(Catalogue, page 190, Plate III, 10.) 



Nos. 7, 8, 9. 



Kumara Gupta Mahendra. 



Horseman to Right type, var. a. Ob v. marginal legends not legi- 

 ble. 



On one coin the character over the horse's head is distinct, but I 

 cannot decipher it. No character between horse's legs. 



Rev. as usual. No monogram. 



(Catalogue, page 192.) 



Nos. 10 and 11. 



Ditto, Ditto, var. y. Obv. legend ' [Aji]ta Mahendra Gupta,' 

 followed by seven or eight characters. Character between horse's legs. 



Rev. as usual. Legend ' Ajita Mahendra ' distinct. No monogram. 



(Catalogue, page 192, Plate III, 12.) 



No. 12. 



Kumara Gupta Mahendra. 



Horseman to Left type. In poor condition. Scarcely a trace of 

 obv. legend. 



Rev. legend ' Ajita Mahendra,' but the ' ma — ' of Mahendra has 

 been left out. The peacock is not fully formed, and would not be re- 

 cognizable from this coin only. 



(Catalogue, page 193, Plate III, 13.) 



Nos. 13, 14. 



Kumara Gupta Mahendra. 



Peacock type, var. /3. The obv. legend on r. margin of No. 12 

 certainly begins with ' Jayati,' thus confirming Sir E. C. Bayley's 

 reading. The legend on 1. margin may be ' Kumara,' the last character 

 is certainly ' ra.' Kittoe reads ' Sri Kumara' on the obv. of these coins. 



Rev. legend of No. 12 has disappeared, but that of No. 13 is clearly 

 * [Mahe]ndra Kumara,' thus confirming Sir A. Cunningham's reading. 



