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Obverse. There is also a description of this coin in the Journal, ii. 38, but both 

 that and the drawing (PI. ii. Fig. 18) are imperfect, when compared with the real 

 coin, of which I have now endeavoured to give sn exact etching. The sceptre 

 held by the king on the obverse has a knob like an ear of wheat. The projection 

 behind the cap is a double fillet or ribband, and not hair : the side -flap on the 

 contrary has more the appearance of hair, and the mustaches are well defined : 

 the left hand holds a hook or key, or it may be a small sickle, with which the ear of 

 corn has been cut ? the legend, if Greek, is considerably corrupted (see vol. ii. p. 38), 

 but the central part . . ANOPA. . may be traced on many of the copper coins. 



Reverse. The seated figure on this side appears at first sight to have four arms : 

 but on closer inspection, what was taken for one right arm may be a sword belt, and 

 the up-lifted left arm may represent the curved part of a bow ; the resemblance to 

 wrist bangles and hands however is strong. The half moon behind the shoulders 

 seems to prove the figure to be a sacred or symbolical personage, although the 

 chair is a Grecian fauteuil, and the head-dress resembles a close helmet. The 

 epigraphe on this side can hardly be other than MANAOBA. . . . TO : the first may 

 be connected with the name of the sacred personage, or the locality ; the last two 

 letters maybe the date, 73, of some unknown era. 

 Fig. 3. A gold ring, set with o. pale sapphire stone, having characters 



engraven upon it, apparently Pehlevi, (fig . 3, a.) 

 Fig. 4. A small bit of pale ruby, (Balas or Balakshani ruby, see vol. i. 358.) 

 Figs. 5, 6, 7. Three very small silver coins. 



Fig. 8. A thin silver Sassanian coin, similar to those so frequently met 

 . with in Persia ; weight 60 grs. or 1 drachma. 



Obverse. The king's head, bearded, and having flowing curled hair : the cap 

 peculiar for its central ornament of feathers, which somewhat resembles the Egyp- 

 tian symbol of two wings supporting (in this case) a half moon, and star. The 

 characters are Pehlevi and illegible. 



Reverse. A rudely executed fire altar and two priests or supporters. 

 Figs. 9 and 10. Two silver coins, resembling the Sassanian piece in 



thinness and general character, but destitute of the fire altar ; weight 

 • about 50 grains each. 



Obverse. A beardless head, with well marked Indian features : the head-dress 

 has a kind of tirsdl in the centre, and two flowing ribbands. A name very plainly 

 written on the field in an unknown character. The whole is encircled with an in- 

 scription at once recognized to be in Sanscrit characters ; these have been also 

 engraved under the coins, to shew the coincidence of the two inscriptions, one of 

 which will materially assist the decyphering of the other*. 



Reverse. Head of a female, front face, with very singular headdress : necklace 

 and rows of pearls on the boddice : legend in the ancient Persian character not 

 easily legible. It is copied in 10, a. 

 Fig. 11. The last coin of this series is a silver coin, already depicted as 



43 of Mr. Wilson's plates, very rude in execution, but of strong relief. 



The fabrication of this is decidedly Hindu, and the inscription on the 



* A few more of these curious coins have been received in Kera'mat Ali's col- 

 lection, but I do not introduce them here, being desirous of exhibiting the Manik- 

 yala treasures unmixed. One bears the name of Krishna as Sri Vdsu Deva. 



