132 Second Notice of some new Bactrian Coins. [No. 122. 



AHMHT/otac? the place of mintage. Ariano-Pali legend on three 

 sides Maharajasa tejamasa tddatasa stdtasa. " (Coin) of the Great King, 

 the illustrious Saviour Strato." 



The title of Epiphanes, which now appears for the first time on a 

 Bactrian coin, is rendered in Pali by tejamasa, which I believe to be the 

 Pali form of the Sanskrit tejomayasya ; fT^TTT^T means made of splendor. 

 Professor Lassen however thinks that the affix is the Sanskrit ?TfT, 

 abbreviated into 3T I tejama would in this way be the same as the 

 Sanscrit fToft 3"<T " possessing light." 



No. 5. — A square Copper Coin of middle size in the possession of 

 Lieut. Combe. A duplicate in my own cabinet weighs 122 grains. 



Obv. Male head diademed (and perhaps bearded) to the right, with 

 a club over the shoulder. This may be either the head of Hercules 

 himself, or of the king as Hercules. Greek legend on three sides 

 BA2IAEQ2 2QTHP02 2TPATQN02 « (Coin) of the Saviour 

 King Strato." 



Rev. Victory to the right holding out a chaplet in her right hand. 

 Grecian monogram in the field as on the last. Ariano-Pali legend on 

 three sides Maharajasa tddatasa stdtasa. " (Coin) of the great King, the 

 Saviour Strato." 



Dr. Chapman has a coin of similar type to the preceding, but with 

 the addition of AIKAIOY in the Greek legend ; and of dhamikasa 

 in the Pali : and this is the identical legend which is found on the 

 reverse of Dr. Swiney's coin of the " godlike- minded Queen Agatho- 

 clea." There can be no doubt therefore that she was the Queen of 

 Strato, Dikaius, Epiphanes, Soter. 



No 6. — A round Plated Coin of small size in my own possession. 



Obv. Bare and beardless head of the King to the right, resting upon 

 what would appear to be a crescent. Greek legend much obliterated 

 fiapiXt Q2 2QTHP02 ******** (Coin) of the Saviour 



X\iri£T 



Rev. A rude figure of Minerva Promachus to the left. Ariano-Pali 

 legend * * * * tddatasa strdtasa. " (Coin) of the * * * * the Saviour 

 Strato." 



I am uncertain whether this coin should be attributed to Strato or to 

 Hippostratus. The type of Minerva Promachus, and the bust, which 

 are found on a true drachma of Strato in the possession of Mr. E. 



