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Literaky Intelligence. 



The following is part of a letter to E. 0. Bayley, Esq. from Col. 

 Cunningham, dated 6th May, 1862. 



" I have got a small silver coin, similar to the oboli of Eukratides, 

 but of a new barbarous king, Obv. King's head, bold Rev. a stand- 

 ing figure, almost the same as that on the copper coins of Kadaphes 

 Zathus. Legend in two lines HPAOY KOIPAN (Y)— The name ap- 

 pears to be complete. I read it as Heraus (? Herawa, ? Era.) I have two 

 somewhat similar coins, but still closer imitations of the Eukratides 

 obolus with the legend KOZOYAO in one line, the other line being 

 wanting except OKO. — Kotpavos is a well known name for king, and 

 Era or Ela or Aila is an Indian name* 



"With regard to Oskaus, I rather incline to read the name as 

 Huvoskaus. There is no Y after Turauno, unless the T looking letter 

 be taken for Y. To read TOY we must omit the Y from TYP ANNOY, 

 I would prefer reading TYPANNOY OYOSKAOY 2ANAB . . YIIIOO- 

 ANOY. This would be Voskaus, but might also be read as Hovoskaus, 

 which would be a near approach to Huvishka. The actual letters, 

 however, read TYP ANNO TOY OSKAOY. 



The name of the father of Zeionisos appears to be Manigala. One 

 of my coins has ANN J I on the Greek side. May he not have been 

 the founder of Manikyala. This name, as it at present stands, is of 

 course a pure Hindu one, Manikya -f- alaya, but the name may have 

 been slightly altered from- Manig alaya. I have an impression of a 

 third didrachm of Zeionisos, different somewhat from my own two 

 coins. I have sent for the coin itself. It seems odd that we do not 

 get any of Manigal's own coins. I have half a dozen of his son's 

 copper coins, besides the two silver ones. If we could get some more 

 of these coins which give the father's names we should get some 

 valuable facts to add to our scanty knowledge of early Indian his- 

 tory. 



Have you any specimen of the Jital ? I have one small copper 

 coin with the word Jitalah <*lkj> I cannot make out the legends. I 

 read bagdni — ? <L^J does the coin express the value of a jital in gdnis ? 



I have two Kashmirian copper coins with t|| on the female side r 



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