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ing proof, that the name of the Indo-Scythic prince, whose coins are so 

 numerous, was Kadphises and not Mo-kadphises ; a reading which I 

 believe has found but two advocates, Messrs. Jacquet and R. Rochette. 

 The differences in the names observable on these coins arise, in my 

 opinion, solely from the artist's ignorance of the Greek character; 

 which the inferior workmanship of the coins proves to belong to 

 a declining period of the Grsecio-Bactrian power. The general des- 

 cription of these coins is as follows. Round copper piece, of middle size. 



Obverse. — The king's head to the right, bare and diademed, with 

 the ends of the diadem floating behind the head, and the chlamys on 

 the shoulder: legend in barbarous Greek BACIAEQC 2THPLJ2 

 2Y (orSYAD) EPMAIDY (or KAA+IZDYor KAA+EL'DY 

 &c.) " (Coin) of the saviour king Hermceus (or Kadphises). — On all 

 the coins of this type which I have seen, the Q is wanting in the word 

 2QTHP02. 



Reverse — Figure of Hercules naked, standing to the front; the 

 lion's skin hanging over his left arm, his right hand leaning on his 

 club, which rests on the ground. The legend, in Bactrian characters, 

 I cannot read satisfactorily. I have carefully examined about twenty 

 specimens of this type, and I have found that all of them, whether 

 belonging to Hermceus or to Kadphises, bear, with some slight varia- 

 tions, the same Bactrian legend. This is an important fact, which I am 

 unable to account for. Captain Hay's Euthydemus, published in the 

 97th No. of the Journal, is a coin of this type, with the name of 

 EPMAIOY plainly legible. 



No. 8.— A round copper coin, of middle size, and apparently in bad 

 preservation. 



Obverse. — Bearded head of the king, bare and diademed to the right, 

 the ends of the diadem floating behind the head. Legend in bad 

 Greek BACIAEUJC ClUTHPDC YNAD+EPPDY " (Coin) of 

 the saviour king Undopherres ." 



Reverse.— Figure of Victory winged, standing to the right, and hold- 

 ing in her right hand a chaplet with two ends hanging down. Legend 

 in Bactrian characters, " Maharajasa (name not satisfactorily read- 

 able) nandatasa." " Coin of the great king, the saviour (Indo- 

 pherres ?)" I have examined about twelve specimens of this type, 

 on most of which the letters of the name are clear and well defined, 



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