646 Lassen on the History traced [No. 103. 



a number of dynasties, and that we are far from knowing the 

 whole series of their names.* 



Lastly, we have yet to mention here the king Mayes. 



Type a Caduceus ; legend BA2IAEQ2 MAYOY. Reverse, 

 the head of an elephant from which a bell hangs, of beauti- 

 ful Grecian workmanship and with good Greek characters ; 

 according to M. R. R., contemporary with Menandros and 

 ApoUodotos, as the same head of an elephant occurs on their 

 coins ;. his conjecture, that the name may be a variety of 

 ApoUodotos, has hardly any support whatever. f Mr. Mueller 

 thinks these large copper coins to be the most ancient monuments 

 of the Indo- Scythian dominion in India. J The elephant alludes 

 indeed to a campaign against India. Being taken from the col- 

 lections of the Generals Ventura and AUard, they refer to the 

 Punjab. M. Mionnet ascribes to Mayes, moreover, a native 

 legend, which consists of two signs. — This legend as given by 

 Mr. Prinsep, is scarcely to be taken as letters ; M. R. R. has 

 not noted it at all ; the pretended legend stands besides between 

 ^aaikkfjjq and Mauov ; the name must have been expressed by 

 Tau, which does not appear with Mr. Mionnet. How then 

 has this king used a native legend ? As respects this king 

 also, I must leave it to numismaticians to make a historical 

 application. 



§ 3. Pure Greek characters ; barbarian names and words, 

 Kodes. Small silver coins. A head, the hair wreathed with 

 fillets, and descending to the neck ; it would appear, that the 

 face is different (on different specimens) ; one has mustachoes, but 

 all of them have suffered much. Legend, KQAOY, complete on 

 but one coin.§ Reverse, a figure standing, the right hand lean- 



* As. Trans, v. pi. xxxv. No. 4, iv. pi. xxi. No. 12. No. 13. No. 14. Then 

 iv. pi. xxi. No. 7 and 8, lastly iv. pi. xxi. No. 11. Compare Mionnet viii. p. 

 504. No. 135, No. 136, No. 141, No. 142. I shall not undertake to read the 

 native legends, represented x. No. 88. 



t II. p. 49. The coins R. R. II. No. 18. As. Trans, iv. pi. xxv. No. 4. 

 New varieties of them are discovered of late in the Punjab. As. Trans, vi. 

 987. : 228. 



§ As. Trans, v. pi. xlvi. No. 16, No. 17. No. 18. iv. pi. xxv. No 11. No. 

 12. No. 13. R. R. J. d. S. 1834. No. 8. No. 9. p. 389. 



