No. 58. — 1907.] EARLY COPPER COINS. 



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On all of the double-die coins, with the single exception of 

 the unique J pana described later, the design is practically the 

 same, though in a few specimens the symbols on the obverse, 

 which I have denominated H and I, are transposed, and in two 

 cases I, the trisula, is reversed, and stands upside down. 



On both obverse and reverse the design consists of various 

 symbols so arranged as to fill up nearly the whole space of the 

 field, odd corners being occupied by single, or sets of three, 

 dots, and the whole enclosed in a circle. 



The obverse is a design consisting of five symbols arranged 

 thus : — 



A. — A swastika mounted on a staff or pole, and surrounded 



by what seems to be a fence. 



B. — A triangular symbol. 



C. — An elephant walking left, with trunk extended. 



D. — A stupa, symbol of three cells. 



E. — A three-branched bo-tree in an enclosure, with, on 



either side, a taurine, or ball and crescent symbol, 

 below the branch. 



The reverse shows four symbols arranged thus : — 



H I 



F. — A swastika exactly the same as A. 



G. — A similar stupa to D. 



H. — A symbol consisting of two triangles joined apex to 



apex, with a bar across the joint. 



I. — A trisula. 



So there are in all eight symbols, viz., A and F, swastika ; B, 

 triangular symbol ; C, elephant ; T> and G, stupa ; E, tree ; H, 

 double triangle symbol ; I, trisula, and finally the ball and 

 crescent, which forms part of E. 



All of these symbols, except the trisula, are found on silver 

 punch-marked coins, a strong argument in favour of these 



