1854.] Coins of Indian Buddhist Satraps. 695 



but the title of cliatrapasa is distinct on all of them. From its 

 position in the middle of the legend, I conclude that the inscription 

 begins with the name of the satrap's father on the right, and ends 

 with his own name immediately beneath the standing figure. On 

 fig. 15, the name reads invertedly Mahava, perhaps Mahavarma, but 

 other and better preserved specimens must be obtained before we can 

 decide upon the actual name of the satrap. 



Figs. 17, 18, 19. Square copper coin of middle size — Ariana 

 Antiqua, PL VIII. fig. 2, p. 331 : from a coin belonging to Dr. 

 Swiney. One specimen in Lady Sale's collection ; three specimens 

 in Mr. Bay ley's cabinet, and one stolen from me in 1844. Of all 

 these six specimens, I have sketches now before me. 



Obverse. Horseman as on the coins of Azas. Greek legend, 

 corrupt and incomplete on all the specimens. 



Dr. Swiney, YOII...PA ElCAT. 



Lady Sale, PTAYOT 



Mr. Bayley, PAYOIY-ATAHC-EIC 



Author, XAPATIU1A 



Mr. Bayley, PIAIUI 



Reverse. Maneless Indian Lion; Ariano Pali legend doubtful 

 beginning on all the specimens with trapasa, which may be satis- 

 factorily completed to chatrapasa by prefixing a single letter. The 

 whole may perhaps be read as follows : 



(cha) trapasa Bhrahata Opha — aspasa putrasa. 

 " (Coin) of the satrap Phrahates the son of •." 



On comparing the Greek fragments with the Ariano Pali legend 

 the Greek name may be read coujecturally as <5PATAHE, or 3>APA- 

 TAHE, which would only be a variety of the well known name of 

 Phraotes. Now, if we could believe the somewhat apocryphal travels 

 of Philostratus, this was actually the name of two princes of Taxila, 

 of whom the younger one was twenty-seven years old* in the reign 

 of the Parthian Bardanes, 44 to 47 A. D. But as the first Phraotes 

 was the grandfather!" of the other one, the date of the elder prince 

 may be placed as high as 50 or even 60 B. 0. This date is so 



* Philostr. Apollon. II. 27. 



f ibid II. 31 " My grandfather was a king, of the same name as myself, 



Phraotes." 



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