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ASIATIC SOCIETY 



Remarks on a Boodhist Coin or Medal, sent to the Society through 



Captain Macleod, Assistant Commissioner, Tenasserim, by H. H. 



the Prince of Mekkara. By Captain T. Latter, 67th B, N. I. in 



a Letter from him to the Secretary to the Asiatic Society of 



Bengal. 



My dear Sir, — I have the pleasure of returning you the coin 

 with which you intrusted me, together with the following remarks: — 



The coin is Boodhist, and purely symbolical, having no legend, or 

 characters whatever. I am also of opinion that it does not present 

 any peculiarly interesting feature; is of a modern date; and at a time 

 when carelessness existed in reference to the symbols of the Boodhist 

 faith. 



The first peculiarity that 1 will notice is the design in the centre, 

 ("a" fig. I,) which is a Boodhist emblem, representing a " Isedyd" or 

 small Pagoda, in which are deposited reliques of Boodh, volumes of 

 the " Tara," or sacred Law; it is almost universally found depicted on 

 Boodhist coins. But there is a peculiarity about this one which I 

 am not aware has hitherto been met with, and that is, that instead of 

 this " tsedya," being represented as usual by a cumulus of hemi- 

 spheres, either three (v. fig. 3,) or six (v. fig. 4,) in number; in the 

 first instance always arranged two for the base, and one for the apex ; 



No. 152. No, 68, New Series. 4 i 



