722 New types of Bactrian and Indo-Scytkic Coins. [Nov. 



Fig. 5. A square copper coin of Menander, procured by Dr. 

 Swxney at Agra; in good preservation. 



Obverse, the usual helmeted head with the legend BA2IAEn2 2OTHP02 



MENANAPOT. 



Reverse, the circular shield of Minerva with Medusa's head : the 

 features of the face only worn smooth: legend in Pehlevi v Pllw 

 "FIT! TlTlu. 



Fig. 6, from Masson. The reverse here presents the bird of 

 Minerva, so common on the Athenian coins ; in all other respects the 

 coin is similar to the last. 



Fig. 7. Obverse of a smaller copper coin from Masson. In the 

 centre is a wheel with eight spokes, distinctly so delineated, other- 

 wise we might have supposed it the shield with Medusa's head ; the 

 Greek legend surrounds it. The reverse is the same as that of fig. 9. 



Fig. 8. In this larger square copper coin Mr. Masson gives, as 

 a new reverse, a dolphin ; but from the appearance of the sketch it 

 is possible that the original may have been an elephant's head — a 

 common device on Menander's coins. 



Fig. 9. On this the sovereign's portrait is replaced by a boar's head 

 according to Mr. Masson's sketch, and on the reverse is a simple 

 feather or palm branch : monogram H — legends Greek and Pehlevi as 

 usual. 



Figs. 10 and 11. Two specimens from Masson's collections, one 

 silver, one copper, to shew that the coins of Eucratides sometimes 

 bore the emblem peculiar to Antialkides*, two conical beehives and 

 two feathers or palm branches. 



Fig. 12. An addition to our Indo-Scythic group of the elephant 

 rider, or Kenranos. Col. Stacy has just obtained four from the Punjab ; 

 all evidently from the same die, but not one containing the legend com- 

 plete. To save space I have filled it up from the united specimens, 

 and there can be no doubt of a single letter, barbarous as the context 

 appears. Obverse. Raja astride on a small elephant, legend (commen- 

 cing from the right of the head) oiahhh OlAPOiAHiAHPOAinH, of 

 which nothing can be imagined but a barbarous attempt at BA5lAEfl2 

 BA2IAEHN 2HTHPOS. the syllables ia, f!2, or hn, and po being the 

 only happy conjunctions seized by the ignorant die-cutter. 



On the reverse the standing figure of a©PO is depicted, with the 

 common monogram, but the legend differs ; being aOh, or inverted 



* This name has hitherto been always written (on Masson's authority) 

 Antilakides. M. Jacquet corrected it from the Ventura coins, and on re- 

 examination of the silver coin in Dr. Swiney's possession, his reading is cor- 

 roborated. It also corresponds better with the Pehlevi which is *p s l , "h c H9" t l9 

 quasi, ati-alihudo. 



