24 A. C. Carlleyle — Coins of tlie Sunga or 3Iitra DynasPg. [No. 1, 



I -will now proceed to give a detailed desei'iption of the coins them- 

 selves, see Plate III. 



I. BHADEAeHOSA. 



1. Coin, very small. 

 Olverse. 



A square depression, caused by a die, containing the legend, witli three 

 symbols above it, — Bodhi Tree, Linga, and Serpents. 

 Legend — Bhadraghosasa. 

 Sever se. 



A curious dumpy figure, as broad as long, o£ Buddha standing teach- 

 ing. 



2. Coin, large. 



Ohverse. A square depression,, containing the Legend, with three 

 symbols above it. 



Legend — Bhadraghosasa. 



(ITote. — The three symbols above the legend are, to the left a Bodhi 

 Tsee standing on a square base or in a square railing ; — in the centre, a 

 linga guarded by two serpents (Nags) which rise uj) on each side of it — ; t© 

 the right, two serpents intertwined, forming a circular knot in the centre^ 

 with their two heads extending out, right and left, above, and their two 

 tails extending out, right and left, below. This same description will applj 

 to all other coins bearing these symbols.) 



IRcverse. 



Two objects, not distinct. 



II. ^ — SUSTA-MITEA. 



3. Coin, middle-sized, pretty large. 

 Ohverse. 



In a square depression, the legend, with three symbols above it. 

 Legend — Surya-mitrasa. 



Symlols above legend: — To left, Bodhi Tree, as before. To righi, 

 two serpents intertwined, as before. In centre, a square punch-marked 

 depression, containing a symbol, which appears to- be composed of several 

 snakes intertwined. 



jReverse. 



Device indistinct. (But, on another coin, it appears to be the symbol 

 of Saugha with the Buddhist Wheel of the Law, below it.) 



4. Coin same size as the former. 

 Olverse. 



In a square depression, the legend below, with three symbols above it. 

 Legend — Sur3''a-mitrasa. 



