538 Notes on Captain Hay's Bactrian coins. [No. 101. 



Reverse— The sinha, or Indian lion, walking to the left ; above 

 which is a mark common to Buddism and Brahmanism, called 

 " Twastika," and in the field the same symbol which has appeared 

 on the other side. 



Many coins of this type have the two animals walking in opposite 

 directions. 



PLATE III. 



The Bactrian coins in this plate are so indistinct, and apparently 

 in such bad preservation, that I can only offer my conjectures as to 

 their attribution. 



No. 1. — A round copper coin of middle size. 



Obverse.— A king's head, helmeted, to the left, and apparently beard- 

 ed. * Legend BA2IAEwg ffwrrjpoc. vvvofeFFOY. u (coin of the sa- 

 viour) king (Undoph)erres?" 



Reverse* — Winged figure of Victory, walking to the left, holding 

 out a chaplet, and with two ends hanging down. Bactrian legend 

 imperfect. 



I suppose this piece to belong to Undopherres, for the following rea- 

 sons ; 1st. The type of the reverse is the same figure of Victory found 

 on all the published coins of Inodopherres, but walking in the 

 contrary direction ; 2nd. The remains of the Bactrian letters visible, 

 seem to agree with the usual legend of that prince's coins ; and, lastly, 

 that appearance of a bearded bust in conjunction with the figure of 

 Victory on the reverse, peculiar to Undopherres alone. 



The head looks in a direction contrary to that found on all the 

 known coins of Undopherres, but as the heads on all the existing 

 Bactrian coins look to the right, with the single exception of one type 

 of Menander, this can afford no proof against the supposition that this 

 piece belongs to Undopherres. 



Nos. 2, 3, 4. These appear to be coins, more or less barbarous, 

 of the prince Kadphises, or Kadaphes, already described in my notice 

 of Nos. 5, 6, 7, of PI. I. 



No. 5 — A square copper coin of small size, notwithstanding the 

 curious attitude of the figure as represented in the sketch, I am 



