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Fig. 48, obverse ; a lion passant with a sword in front and above 

 a Telugu legend l)C>% £ which may be read Pavamasi. 



Reverse ; three sfhambas or poles ? From Bezwadah ; weighs 

 grains 4*15. 



Fig. 49, obverse ; a lion passant with an indistinct symbol over 

 his head and a flower over his uplifted forefoot. 



Reverse ; a sword with a broad truncated point resembling the 

 khdnda or national weapon of Orissa and a Nagari legend which 

 may be read Ratadeva-ttdrta or Ratadeva gupta ? Unique ; from 

 Dipaldinni. 



Figs. 50 and 52, obverse , a lion passant with a sword above and 

 a symbol like those on the reverse of fig. 48 in front ; [the two 

 latter are wanting in fig. 52.] 



Reverse ; on both, (that on 50 being imperfect,) a symbol which 

 may designate either the vase of plenty, [kama-hurnhha] with can- 

 delabra on either side or it may represent a dehgope with its accom- 

 panying pillars or sfhambas. 



These coins are generally very thick and much oxidised ; 

 sometimes they are found to be partially plated with silver or other 

 white metal and are then in better preservation ; they occur numer- 

 ously throughout the Masulipatam district, but from their great 

 age, perfect specimens are rare. 



Figs. 51 and 59, are small leaden coins which have been intro- 

 duced to illustrate fig. 54, the one exhibiting the lion, the other the 

 elephant. They are not uncommon about Amaravati. 



Fig. 53, a leaden coin from Dipaldinni : obverse; a lion with the 

 tree symbol in front : reverse ; the chaitya symbol ; weight, grains 

 226-9, [see fig. 57.] 



Fig. 54, a square copper coin, having a remarkable coincidence 

 with a class of coins occurring in the Panjab and Afghanistan.* 



Obverse ; a lion passant *. reverse ; an elephant with a chair a or 

 umbrella and another small symbol above. Others instead of the 



* J. A. S. B. III. PI. ix. F. 19, IV. PI. xxxv. Figs. 50, 51. Wilson, Ariana 

 Antiqua, P. 415, PI. xr. Figs. 26, 27, 28, and PI. xix. Figs. 11, 12. 



