*8 Quotations from original Sanscrit [Jan, 



the head, right hand extended, four-pronged figure in front of figure. Legend 

 Greek *APO. 



Gold medal purchased in Kdbul. This coin is interesting from the fine bust on 

 the obverse, and from the new legend on the reverse*. 



No. 6. Obverse. — Figure of prince clad in mail, in act of sacrifice, left hand 

 supporting tridental staff. Legend characters intended for Greek PONOPOO 

 BONOOPOVOBOKO. (See observations on Kadphises Coins of vol. III.) 



Reverse. — Female figure, standing by side of cow. Legend apparently intend- 

 ed for OPNO. 



No. 7. Obverse. —Same as preceding. Legend probably intended for RAO 

 NONO POOBO RAONOKO NONO. (See ditto.) 



Reverse.— Same as preceding. Legend probably OPNO. (Doubtless OKPO-^ 



These two gold coins were purchased at Kabul. They appear to be the gold 

 coins of the prince whose copper coinage is delineated in fig. 12, Indo-Scythic 

 coins of last year. 



No. 8. Obverse.— Seated figure. Legend Greek, portion legible KOPANO. 



Reverse. — Deity or saint, looking to the right. Four-pronged symbol in front 

 of figure. Legend Greek NANA. (See vol. iv. PI. LI. figs. 4, 13.) 



No. 9. Obverse. — Seated figure as in preceding. Legend illegible. {Do. fig. 5.) 



Reverse. — Deity or saint, looking to the left, with wreath in extended right 

 hand. Four-pronged symbol in front of figure. Legend not apparent. 



These coins (copper) were procured at Kabul, and introduced because, with 

 reference to the seated figure on the obverse, they were of a type different from 

 any we met with last year, although they clearly refer to the Kanerkos family. 



Little need be remarked upon these Indo-Scythic coins, which appear to be 

 likely to become more intelligible : suffice it to say, that eight topes in the 

 neighbourhood of Kabul, at least, may be referred to princes of these families of 

 Kanerkos and Kadphis. 



Sassanian Coins. 



At the foot of Plate III. are inserted a few specimeus out of the 187 silver 

 coins of this class, extracted from the principal Tope of Hiddah, near Jeldldbdd. 

 The majority were small coins, like fig. 6. 



Monograms. 



Plate IV. comprises all the varieties of monogram hitherto observed on the 

 coins of Apollodotus, Menander, Eucratides and their descendants. Most 

 of them are at once perceived to be combinations of Greek letters ; but whether 

 used as expressive of dates, or as the initials of the die-engraver or mint-master 

 of the day, is not yet determined, although that they are the latter seems the 

 more probable conjecture. The later symbols on the Indo-Scythic and Leonine 

 coins, &c. are of a different class, and do not seem formed from alphabetical 

 combinations. 



II. — Quotations from original Sanscrit authorities in proof and illustration 

 of Mr. Hodgson's sketch of Buddhism. 



[The following aper has been printed in the Transactions of the London 

 Asiatic Society ; but, from accidental circumstances to which it is not necessary 

 further to allude, somewhat inaccurately. 



* Probably this is a transposition of the letters of A0PO.— Ed. 



