724 Facsimiles of various Ancient Inscriptions. [Nov. 



the letters ^JT^ffTCrsT, Agathukla raja, reading from the left to the 

 right. The first two letters are self-evident — the third is similar 

 enough to the Tibetan and Pali forms of th with u below : the fourth 

 letter expresses Id quite in the Indian manner. If I am right in this, it 

 will be necessary to give to Agathocles a very different position from 

 that assigned to him by Mr. Raoul Rochettb." 



The principal objection to this highly plausible solution of the 

 Agathoclean legend is, that nearly the same characters also appear 

 on the coins of Pantaleon. There are differences to be sure, and it 

 might be possible to assimilate the word to the Greek, on the suppo- 

 sition of the first syllable being wanting — thus X I X will form 

 . , talava or . talao . . . the next letter on Masson's coin is a €, j, and 

 on Dr. Swiney's a t or n, but on both coins there are three letters to 

 the left of the female which still remain an enigma. 



I have also just had the opportunity of perusing M. Jacquet's first 

 paper on the Ventura coins, but as this merely enumerates their 

 Greek legends, postponing the consideration of the Bactro-Pehlevi, 

 there is nothing in alteration or correction of my own list excepting 

 the termination of some of the names, Kodes, Lysias, Vonones (?) for 

 Nonus, Azes, &c. M. Jacquet had remarked the connection of the 

 Hindu coins with their Indo-Scythic prototype when examining Col. 

 Tod's collection, but had not published his sentiments. 



V. — Facsimiles of various Ancient Inscriptions, lithographed. By James 



Prinsep, Sec. 8fC. 



[Continued from page 661.] 



Stone Slabs in the Society's Museum. 



Many of the inscriptions in our Museum bear no record, either of 

 the places whence they come, or of their respective donors. Unless 

 therefore they contain in themselves such information as may supply 

 a clue to their origin, the greater part of their value is lost. Publi- 

 cation may in some cases lead to their recognition, and this is one of 

 mv motives for including them in my present series of lithographs ; a 

 stronger motive is, the example they furnish of the variation of 

 Devanagari character prevalent at different epochs ; which it is desir- 

 able to place in an accessible position for reference, before we can un- 

 dertake a comprehensive review of the palaeography of India. 



The inscription, marked No. 5, in the Museum (PL XXXIII.) is 

 neatly cut on a stone, about 2 J feet long by l£ feet broad. It is 

 nearly in the same character as that of the Shehawati inscription, pub- 



