April — sept. 1858.] Numismatic Gleanings. 88 



Vishnu Bhatta Somayaji, a Vaishnava Bramin, probably tended to 

 confirm the attachment of the family to this creed. Their style 

 and titles are as follows : Chalukya kula ; Manavyasa gotra ; 

 Hariti-putra ; whose royal power was the gift of Kousika ; nourish- 

 ed by the seven mothers ; worshipping Swami Mahasena ; having 

 the Boar signet (lanch'hana) the gift of Bhagavan Narayana. Th« 

 insignia of royalty are elsewhere described as consisting of 



The white canopy. 'Swetatapatra. 



The conch shell. 'Sankha. 



The noubat. Pancha maha-'sabda. 



The plough ensign. Halaketana. 



The drum. D'hakka. 



The Boar signet. Varaha lanch'hana. 



The peacock fan. Mayura pinch'ha. 



The spear or mace. Kunta. 



The throne. Sinhasana. 



The royal arch. Makara-toranam. 



The golden sceptre. Kanaka dandam. 



But in the inscriptions recorded when they were at the height of 

 their power, the white canopy, the boar signet, the peacock fan, 

 the royal mace and the golden sceptre only are mentioned. Of 

 these the boar ensign was the most celebrated, and was the symbol 

 invariably represented on their money and on their seals, some- 

 times in the latter, accompanied by the conch-shell, the drum, the 

 peacock-fan and other insignia not enumerated above, as a lotus, 

 an ankus or elephant-goad, candelebra, a seat or stool ? the swas- 

 tika cross, &c, and on those of later date — a sword.* 



Considering the extent and long duration of their power it is 

 extraordinary that their coins are not more frequently met with. 

 Those represented in plate 1 contain the whole that have fallen in 

 my way, during the twenty-five years that I have been enquiring 

 for them. I have, however, heard of several specimens which 

 have not come under my own eye. A remarkable hoard of gold 

 pieces bearing the effigy of a Boar was discovered many years ago. 



* It is not clear whether the sword was ever assumed by tho true Chalukya* 

 or only adopted by a succeeding dynasty. 



