1836.] New types of Bactrian and Indo-Scythic Coins. 721 



/, than Z, of which the value is as yet unknown. I have called it / 

 ad interim. 



Fig. 2 is, if possible, a more valuable acquisition than the above, 

 being the first queen of Bactria yet discovered. Dr. Swiney ob- 

 tained the coin among Keramat Ali's collection. It was thickly 

 coated with the rust of ages, and, from the helmeted head on the 

 obverse, was looked upon as a Menander, until the Doctor set about 

 cleaning it carefully with a hard brush, and, perceiving a variation 

 of the legend, shewed it to Captain Cunningham, who immediately 

 recognized with a feeling of intense curiosity the undoubted title of 

 a female sovereign BA2IAI22A2 ©EOTPOn (rjy) ArA0OKAEiA2— " of the 

 queen Agathoclea, the god-nourisher." This very curious epithet 

 fcoTpoirt), a word not to be found in the lexicon, must have been coined 

 on purpose for the queen-mother, after the oriental style of flattery, 

 in allusion to her royal offspring. 



Reverse. Hercules seated on a rock (or a morha), resting his club on 

 his right knee — monogram ^6C • The Pehlevi legend is most unfor- 

 tunately so indistinct in one or two places, as to preclude the possibi- 

 lity of our making out the true reading. The first word seems to 

 differ in no way from the ordinary "PilTlu malakdo, king : and the 

 second would appear to be *P*1*1*1 radako, a-wT-qpos ; then follow two 

 short words *P*1*t$ T^hW which I am totally at a loss to expound, 

 though the individual letters are clear enough. 



To these two uniques I have subjoined some new types of Euthy- 

 demus, Menander, andEucRATiDES, which have not yet been engrav- 

 ed, though some have appeared in the lithographs of Masson's 

 drawings. 



Fig. 3. A silver tetradrachm of Euthydemus, now in Dr. Swiney's 

 cabinet, having a standing Hercules on the reverse, in lieu of the 

 seated figure. The coin must have been originally very beautiful, 

 but we learn from the memorandum of Kera'mat Ali, who purchased 

 it at Cabul, that it was taken to Dr. Gkrard, who deemed it spurious 

 or not silver* ; this induced the vender to put it in the fire (cased in 

 clay) to ascertain the fact, and the smoothness of surface, and clear- 

 ness of outline were thus destroyed. The beaux restes are still suffi- 

 cient to excite admiration. 



Fig. 4 is from Masson's drawing of a small copper piece of 

 Euthydemus. The reverse has a naked horse prancing. Legend as 

 usual, BA2IAEH2 ET0TAHMOT- Masson has another similar, but larger. 



* Probably it was covered with a coat of muriate, like my Euthydemus, 



