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that one of her subjects whom it would fit. On his way back the 

 daughter of the Ocean king who was in love with him, begged her fa- 

 ther to raise a storm to drown his fleet, and thus procure her lover. 

 This being done, the prime minister who escaped informed the queen of 

 the death of her husband ; she immediately gave out throughout her 

 kingdom that he should be her husband whom this ring would fit. 

 Though numbers tried, it was not till an herdsman from the hills with 

 his brother and nephew came down, that it was found to fit any one. 

 It fitted them all three, the queen married the eldest brother, who thus 

 became king, and he, in commemoration of his origin, put an ox upon 

 his coins, as also the goad (the trident), the implement of his craft. 



The coin No. 4, is much more modern in appearance than any of the 

 others. It would be impossible to determine its age, its appearance 

 would not give it more than 100 years. It is evidently the handy work 

 of an artist who has concocted together a quantity of symbols that 

 most struck his fancy from coins of a more ancient date. On the side 

 (a) we see the parasol roof ; being a part of the ts4dya emblems. On 

 each side are figures appearing to guard it. Below is that flame- shaped 

 symbol, mistaken by Marsden, if I remember right, for the conch of 

 Vishnu. On the obverse (b) is the symbol of combined triangles, over 

 which are three " Z" shaped figures. 



No. 6. The coin No. 6, though not belonging to the country, is re- 

 presented here, having been found on the sea shore of the Island of 

 Ramree with several others. It is of gold, and thin. The central portion 

 represents an animal like a pig, with the representation of the Bo-tree 

 above, and a monographic character tf beneath. Around are certain cha- 

 racters which an intelligent Buddhist priest declares to be old Cinga- 

 lese, and to compose the words, "Pawaraganran thooradza," commenc- 

 ing from the letter marked (a). The first letter appears to have been 

 mistaken by him ; the first half composing it, being indistinct, appears to 

 have escaped his attention. The name he gives is that of one of the 

 old kings of Ceylon. 



