1840.] from Bactrian and Indo- Scythian coins. 345 



PL xlvi. No. 1) and those of Archelios, at the same place 

 (PL xxxv. No. 1). Farther evidence is superfluous. It is re- 

 presented in the native language by *P^Aii. The letter, yet 

 unknown, can be only v, and the word gdjavato (the victorious,) 

 according to the same form as mahato for the Pracrit gaja- 

 vanto, Sanscrit gajavan, in the accusative, gajavantam. 



We have therefore acquired v, £. (as our 15th letter.) 



The word, substituted for Sikcuoc, commences with a symbol 

 yet unknown (As. Trans, iv. PL xxi. No. 9. v. pi. xxxv. No. 6. 

 No. 1.*) The second syllable is every where U>, mi; after it 

 follows a yet undefined letter, and then 6. 



The first has the form t or £ upon the two coins, first men- 

 tioned ; upon the last coin the same sign, but reversed, so as 

 almost to resemble Z ; and it is probably only incorrectly drawn, 

 though Mr. Prinsep from the Archelios coin and from one coin 

 of Azes, who likewise assumed this title (As. Trans, iv. PL 

 xxiii. No. 22. v. p. 549.) has chosen this figure for the print. f 

 It will be safer at all events to take the other. 



As I think, I have proved, that we have to look for Indian words 

 upon the coins, it evidently follows from the second syllable 

 that "E^hujfc must be read, dhamiko (the just) ; in Pracrit 

 dhammiko or dhamiko, in Sanscrit dharmikas. The a is here 

 again unwritten, and the consonant is not reduplicated according 

 to the already stated peculiarity of the language of the coin ; 

 the union in one character of r m accords quite with the rule of 

 Pracrit, while the retention of the r in Hirmajo, is certainly 

 to be accounted for (as before noted) by the authority of the 

 king Hermaios, who would not allow his name to be corrupted. 

 What I have further to prove, are the two new letters ; on k, I 

 shall speak hereafter ; I will now discuss our 16th letter 

 I or £., dh. 



It appeared already from former remarks, that the second 

 n is not met with in the name Menandros. Now we know, 



* R. R. ii. No. 9. is indistinct. 



•f The Azes-coin, however, according to the representation, is not well 

 preserved, or not precisely copied by Mr. Masson, for the last letter also 

 is wrons; : *1 for T>. 



