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9. On a general view of all the coins of the Naga series, it will be 

 observed that the unique specimens of both Vydghra and Vasu are of 

 square form, and that they also differ from the others in omitting the 

 title of Maharaja. It is possible therefore that they may not belong 

 to the dynasty of the Nine Nagas, although their type of the wheel is 

 also that of Deva Naga and Granapati. It seems probable that a care- 

 ful scrutiny of the coins in the Stacy collection would increase con- 

 siderably the variety of types, and perhaps also might add to the 

 number of names of these Naga kings. 



10. The second series of coins consists of five specimens, of which 

 no less than four belong to the same king, Pasupati, whose name 

 occurs in the oldest of my Grwalior inscriptions. In that record he is 

 stated to be a mighty sovereign, the son of Toramana, who was him- 

 self first made known to us by the inscription on the great boar statue 

 at Eran. A single silver coin of Toramana has also been described by 

 Mr. Thomas, who reads the date as " one hundred and eighty odd" of 

 the Gupta era, or about 20 years later than the Eran inscription of 

 Budha Gupta, that is about A. D. 263. If therefore we place Tora- 

 mana between the years 260 and 285 A. D., the date of his son Pasu- 

 pati will be 285 to 310, or about 300 A. D. The coins of Pasupati 

 consist exclusively of copper, and are so extremely rare, that, so far 

 as I am aware, three out of the four specimens now made known are 

 unique, and of the fourth specimen I have only two examples. 



Pasupati. 



Fig. 15. — Copper coin weighing 92 grains. 



Obv. — Figure of the king seated cross-legged in the Indian 

 fashion, his right hand holding a flower, and his left resting on his 

 hip ; — the whole surrounded by a circle of large dots. 



Rev. — A vase surmounted by a crescent and star or perhaps a 

 flower, and enclosed in a circle of large dots. Legend in Gupta 

 characters in one straight line, Pasupati. 



Fig. 16. — Copper coin weighing 109 grains : duplicate 105 grains. 



Obv. — Figure of the king seated in the Indian fashion, holding a 

 flower in his right hand and a vase of flowers in his left hand ; — the 

 whole surrounded by a circle of large dots. 



Rev. — A vase of flowers, surrounded by the same clotted circle. 

 Legend in two lines, Pasupati. 



