1879.] C. J. Rodgers—TZhe Copper Coins of Kashmir. 277 
_ The Oopper Coins of the old Mahdrijis of Kashmir.*—By C. J. Ropers. 
(With two Plates.) 
Some years ago General Cunningham wrote for the Numismatic Socie- 
ty of London, of which he is a most distinguished and worthy member, a 
_ Paper on “ The Ancient Coinage of Kashmir.” That paper is now out of 
: print, and as it was written 36 years ago, the present generation cannot 
obtain it. It identifies “no less than 18 Rajds of Kashmir extending from 
Toramdna to Jaga Deva, who reigned from about A. D. 500 to 1200.” In 
the present paper I propose to cover less ground and to start with Avanti 
Verma or Adityd Verma, the first Maharaja of the Utpala Dynasty, which 
commences from the year 875 A. D. The coins are all from my own cabi- 
net. In the majority of instances where I have duplicates I have chosen 
that coin for my plates, which has the greatest number of legible letters 
on it. The accessories which are very interesting have been made to give 
way to this, as I regard the identification of the coin as of primary impor- 
tance. 
As yet I have come across only two silver coins of any of these Maha- 
rajas. They are of Dippa, who was a Mahardni, and of Kanasa. These 
two coins are of much finer execution than any of the copper ones. The 
reverses have different letters on them. Nothing but photographs of them 
would do them justice. I reserve them therefore for a separate notice. 
They are round, but thicker than the copper coins and are much less worn, 
The silver coins of the Sulténs of Kashmir are square. General Cunning. 
ham informs me that he has two gold coins of Harsha. I believe they are 
the only gold coins known to exist of any one of the old Kashmir rulers. 
The following is the list of the r4j4s a3 given in Prinsep’s Tables.— 
(Those kings whose coins are in this paper are in italics.) 
Urpata DywNasty. 
hie EY 
875. Aditya or Avanti Verma. 
904. Sankara Verma. 
922. Gopala Verma. 
* IT am much indebted to General Cunningham for help in reading the coins of 
the Mahérajis. My cabinet contains several not before published both in the Sultdéns 
and Maharajas. I have several older coins, such as Vasukal, Milukal, Pratapaditya. 
-Vininyaé, Durlabacha. 
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