1838.] New Bactrian Coins, Plate XXVIII. 647 



Fig. 2. is a hemi drachma of Demetrius also belonging to Captain 

 Burnes. See one figured from General Ventura's collection, Vol, 

 IV. PL XXV. fig. 2. 



Fig. 3, a silver coin of Antialcidas, presented to me by General 

 Ventura. Execution very good. Weight 10J grains. 



Obverse. BA2IAEH2 NIKH*OPOT ANTIAAKIAOT. Head of the king 

 with a flat helmet shaped like a cocked hat : — chlamys on the shoul- 

 ders, and diadem seen under the hat. 



Reverse. Bactrian legend 1>*l*h4-9- % *l9 T^£ ^1 "PU'l.lu mahd- 

 rajasa jay adharasa Antialikidasa. Jupiter seated holding a small figure 

 of victory : — at his feet to the right, the forepart of a small elephant 

 with trunk elevated. Monogram on the left composed of P and <J *. 



Fig. 4. a similar drachma of Lysias, belonging to General Ven- 

 tura : unique. 



Obverse. BA2IAEG2 ANIKHTOr AT2IOT. Head of the king, with 

 the Demetrius helmet, shaped like an elephant's head. 



Reverse. Bactrian legend, T9 7 M "P^lVHJ 1 ? MMu mahdrajasa 

 apavihatasa Lisiasa. (The copper square pieces have LisikasaJ. 

 Hercules naked standing, with club and lionskin, as on the coins of 

 Demetrius. 



Figs. 5, 6. Two varieties of Menander, not yet depicted in the 

 journal, given to me by General Ventura, who has many of a similar 

 nature. In one the prince wears a handsome helmet, in the other he 

 has the simple diadem. The reverse of both agrees with the one 

 engraved in PI. XXVI. Vol. IV. except that Minerva looks in the 

 contrary direction. 



Heliocles, king of Bactria. 



Fig. 7. The first coin of Heliocles which I have yet seen in India. 

 It belongs to General Ventura : a square copper or bronze piece in 

 excellent preservation. 



Obverse. BA2IAEH2 AIKAIOT HAIOKAEOT2. Diadem'd head of the 

 1 just king, Heliocles,' somewhat similar in features to Eucratides. 



Reverse. Bactrian legend, VA^ArHtf T>VP£ Tl^lu mahdrajasa 

 dhamikasa Heliyaklayasaf : an elephant equipped with howdah and 

 trappings walking to the right, monogram 3. 



Fig. 8. A less perfect coin of the same king presented by the Gene- 

 ral to myself. 



* N. B. The etching of this coin is a total failure : the plate was laid by for 

 several months and the acid would then barely touch it. In retracing it the native 

 engraver has quite wandered from my original, and I perceive it too late for 

 alteration on more than half the edition of the plate. 



f The letter *"£ might be better read Sra,- J£ Sri : which would give a San- 

 skrit version of the name, — helyasriyasya, l having a sun-like prosperity.' 

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