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collection, though possessing few types or names absolutely new, boast- 

 ed of many very well preserved specimens of the small silver coinage 

 of Menander, Apollodotus, Lysias, Antimachus, Philoxenes, 

 &c. The General most liberally conceded to me, from his abundant 

 store, several that were wanting to my own cabinet both of silver and 

 copper, and he placed the rest also at my disposal, to draw, examine and 

 describe as I might feel inclined: Unfortunately I refused to take 

 charge of the Indo-Scythic gold series for examination, finding nothing 

 particularly new among them, the consequence of which was that the 

 whole were stolen by some sharper at the hotel where the General was 

 residing, and none have been since recovered ! I am now speaking of 

 last January! — Since then I have received a coin and drawings of seve- 

 ral others from Genl. Court ; — also two or three fromGenl. Allard; 

 and latterly the whole produce of Capt. Burnes' search in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Cabul has been entrusted to my care. It is the very latest 

 arrival from him, (or rather from a valuable member of his expedition, 

 Dr. Lord,) consisting of two beautiful coins of Eucratides, that 

 stimulates me at once to give forth all that have accumulated in my 

 Bactrian drawer since I last wrote on the subject. I must give Dr. 

 Lord's coins the first place because one of them is perhaps the most 

 curious and important that has yet fallen into our hands. 



Plate XXVII. contains etchings of both of these coins to which I 

 would thus draw prominent attention : — they are copied from sketches 

 faithfully executed by M. Masson, aided by sealing-wax impressions 

 enclosed in Capt. Burnes' letter tome, which were however partially 

 injured by their long journey. Dr. Lord thus describes the place and 

 circumstances of their discovery. 



" I do myself the pleasure to forward drawings, of two coins which 

 (with many others of less value) I have been so fortunate as to find 

 during my late visit to Turkistan. The drawings have been made by 

 Mr. Masson but should they not prove sufficient I shall be happy to 

 forward you not only these but all my stock for examination. The 

 double-headed coin I found at Task Korghdn, the other at Kunduz." 



Having been kindly promised a sight of the coins themselves, I have 

 purposely reserved space in the plate for the insertion of facsimiles to 

 be hereafter executed by my medal-ruling machine. 



Figure *2. I need not particularly describe as, though new to us, it 

 has been published from other specimens in France. The reverse has 

 a naked figure of Apollo in lieu of the Dioscuri. 



Fig. I. Is an unique medallion (that is, a tetr a drachma) of Eucra- 

 tides. 



