1840.] from Bactrian and Indo- Scythian coins. 455 



9P0Y MAKAP02. In the same relation as APAHOPO 

 stands to AEPO, does. 



IX. APAOKPO or APAOXPO to OKPO. The figure 

 of Ordokro, however, is very different from that of Okro. 

 Ardokro is represented as a woman in long clothes, with a circular 

 nimbus round the head, in the hands a large cornucopia, usually 

 in a standing position, but upon later coins, sitting on a throne, 

 with the feet on a footstool (Mueller). Mr. Prinsep has pro- 

 posed the very plausible interpretation, that the prefixed syllable 

 APA might be the old Persian Arta in Artaxerxes, the 

 Pehlivee ard in Ardeschir, and in similar names, therefore vener- 

 able, holy. But I strongly hesitate. How can Ardokro have a 

 male termination, and female figure ? Then Okro, substituted for 

 arka ardokro would be a vox hybrida. The same will be ob- 

 jected to Okro, when substituted for Ugra. This is true, but if 

 Okro was properly explained by Ugra, another interpretation is 

 offered for Ardokro. 



Ard perhaps in this case may be Ardha, meaning half,* and 

 Ordokro is ardhogro {half Siva, i. e. an androgyne Siva) as on 

 the other hand Ardhanari, {half wife), is likewise used for this 

 figure. This interpretation satisfactorily vindicates the mascu- 

 line termination with the figure of a goddess. 



X. OPAArNO upon a coin of Kanerki, As. Trans, iv. 

 PI. xxxvi. No. 1, Mr. Prinsep takes it for OPAArNO, from 

 ard, and the Indian agni, fire. The coin however, has no 

 symbols of fire, f and the legend gives «"» instead of N. I shall 

 wait for further information. 



XI. OAPO. At the same place, No. 2, an OOHPKI coin, 

 with the robe, so frequently thrown behind with those figures, 

 extending the right hand, the left supported on a long sceptre, 

 the head surrounded with a circular nimbus, very little different 

 from Mithra himself. (Mueller.) 



dancer, refers also to Siva. There seems to be OPOOKPO too, p. 633. 

 We find there the complete type of Siva Tripurantaka, the wild dance of 

 Siva, who throws the giant to the ground. I refer to the representation 

 by Tod, Trans, of the R. A. S. 5 p. n. 



* It is a figure armed with spear, sword, helmet and a wide robe. 



1 V. p. 640. 



