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of Lucknow, and in gold there are 5, one of Chandra II, as in Ar. 

 Antiq. XVIII. figure 4, by Captain Hayes, one of Saumdra fig. 6, 

 one uncertain, another apparently the 4th variety of Kumara at 

 page 501 of Thomas's paper in the Journal, Vol. 24, and one of 

 Kumara A. A. fig. 12. This last, however, is of most doubtful appear- 

 ance, and I should say it was a forgery. There are also 3 later 

 imitations. Besides these there is a batch presented by the Govern- 

 ment, N". W. P. in February, 1856, from Goordaspore, consisting 

 of 2 specimens of Kumara with the common, Mahendra device, 

 and 11 of Chandra II. as in Captain Hayes' coin. Of these none 

 are very fine, and the type of Chandra is so very common, that I 

 should strongly recommend 7 of the 11 being sold to natives, who 

 purchase these Guptas eagerly, and about 100 Rs. would, probably 

 be realized ; so many specimens of one sort are of no value, in an 

 antiquarian point of view, and being so common, I doubt an exchange 

 of these with other collectors being practicable, I have therefore 

 left this lot in a separate paper, with the four I would keep 

 divided off from those of inferior value. 



" There are, however, several others allied to this set, and of much 

 interest, being those presented by Mr. F. L. Beaufort, and found 

 in Jessore. They were figured in plate XII. of Vol. 23 of the 

 Journal. Of fig. 10 there are 4 and one somewhat different, of fig. 11 

 but one, and 15 of fig. 12, of these last some might most advantageous- 

 ly be exchanged for other coins needed by the Society, and as they are 

 not a common type, Major Abbott's cabinet being the only place 

 elsewhere that I have seen them, I doubt not many collectors would 

 be glad to do so." 



Of Boodhist coins there are several, some of much interest, Captain 

 Hayes having contributed many of the cock and bull series named 

 and classed, also some of the cast square, elephant, and tulsi type, 

 of which there is also another batch. The most interesting of the 

 Boodhist, however, are the silver punched coins, of which, common 

 as they are (the collection itself boasting 4 different lots), there are 

 some very good, with new symbols and devices on them, and in fine 

 order. Many of these might furnish fresh illustrations for a paper 

 on Boodhist emblems, and although from absence of any trace of 

 their local the number might advantageously be reduced, great 

 pare should be taken in discriminating those to be rejected. 



