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be S> ri, and thus the context will become Vn^-Hh "p , "h > -n.u Til^lvj 

 malakdo malakko palirijo, the epithet megalou seems to be omitted. 



Figs. 8 and 9. These two coins, made known in Mr. Masson's 

 first memoir, I have now had an opportunity of engraving from 

 specimens in Dr. Swiney's purchased cabinet. The Pantaleon of 

 fig. 8 is quite legible, and the curious and unknown letters of the 

 reverse are distinct, and perfectly accordant with Masson's original 

 drawing. The word ArAQOKAEOYS however, is only partially visible 

 on fig. 9, and is completed on his authority. In other respects the 

 two coins are identical, having a dog or panther on the obverse, 

 and a clothed female on the reverse, with a flower in the right hand. 

 The similarity of the native character to the alphabet of the Indian 

 laths has been before noticed, as well as the frequent occurrence 

 of the symbols ■£ and ^ on coins of this group (see PI. XXXV. of 

 Vol. IV.) 



Fig. 10 is introduced from Masson's plates as a more perfect 

 specimen of the Hercules-reverse type than any in my former Plate 

 (XXIV. of Vol. IV.) as regards at least the Greek legend, which is 

 here evidently BAIAens 2rHPD2 2V erMAinV- This Ermeeus differs 

 from his namesake by the reverse, and by the great corruption of the 

 Greek ; but it is possible that the piece may have been contempo- 

 raneously struck at a provincial mint ; and in such case, if cities may 

 be recognized, as among the Greek coins, by their tutelary deities, 

 we shall find a clue to the appearance of Ermeeus' name on the 

 following coin, fig. 11, which bears the reverse of the naked horse. 

 It might perhaps be allowable to assign this horse as the armorial 

 symbol of Bucephalia, while the Hercules might be attributed to 

 some town conspicuous for his worship : victory to Nicea ; and Jupiter 

 to one of the Alexandrias (being the general reverse of the Alex- 

 andrine coins.) 



The native legend on fig. 11 is the genuine Pehlevi one of 

 ERMiEUS ; but that on figure 10 is of the modified character so 

 puzzling to the decypherer. It passes unaltered through a succession 

 of princes, and may perhaps therefore embrace only their titles. 



Fig. 12. It was from dubious authority that I added the name of 

 KAA*I2H2 to this group. Mr. Masson's Researches have now given 

 authentic evidence that I did so justly. He has, this year, fallen upon 

 two coins in which the name is quite distinct. It is remarkable, 

 however, that the title of BA2IAEH2 is here for the first time omitted, 

 and the foreign expression xoPANOT introduced. This, it will be 

 remembered, is precisely the transition that is traced in the Indo- 

 Scythic or Mithriac series of Kanerkos ; and thus we have pretty 



