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fig. 9) of Hverki, of types only existing in gold. It would seem, there- 
fore, that these two coppers are ancient forgeries, the gilt of which has 
worn off. 
There are also a small copper Hverki, of the ‘ elephant-rider ’ type, 
and three small copper Bazdeo, of the ‘ S'iva and Bull ’ type. These 
are well-known types, but neither of them, I believe, have ever been 
published. They are shown in Plate VII, figs. 1 and 2. They are 
miniatures of the cori’esponding coins of the ordinary size, as in Brit. 
Mus. Cat., pi. XXIX, fig. 2 and fig. 14, or Ai’iana Antiqua, pi. XI, 
figs. 4, 7. The Bazdeo weighs 51,61 grains. 
There were no gold coins among the Indo-Scythians ; and those 
extant were all obtained at Mathura. 
Among the later Indo-Scythjans, there are two which on the whole 
show the typo of the coin figured in Ind. Ant., vol. I, pi. XXXIV, fig. 
13 ; but in the present case, the medial cross-like symbol, on the obverse, 
is flanked not (as there) by tw'o curves, but by two tridents. The re- 
verse has the usual ‘ S'iva and Bull.’ Weight 67.67 grs. See Plate VII, 
fig. 3. They are from Mathura. 
Among the Gupta coins, which are all of the Surashtrian type, are 
two copper forgeries, portions of which are still well covered with 
silver. See Mr. Smith’s remarks in his Coinage of the Imperial Guptas, 
in the Journal R. A. S. for 1889, p. 144. These forgeries are said to 
have boon obtained at Kanauj. 
To the Gupta class I am also disposed to refer the coin of which I 
publish three figures in Plate VI, fig. 9, 10, 11, and which, I believe, 
is a quite new typo. There are three specimens, all of copper, and all 
in rather poor condition. One side is utterly unrecognizable in all 
three ; on the other side (the obverse ?) they all show three figures 
standing, a king with two attendants, dressed in tunics or armour. The 
king, in the middle, facing front, holds up something in his right hand. 
The attendant to his proper left, holds the royal umbrella over him ; the 
attendant on his proper right holds a spear or standard in his right 
hand. In fig. 11 the king and the attendant to his left can be seen, 
■while in fig. 10 the king and the attendant to his right are seen, 
also the umbrella over the king. Pig- 9 shows all three figures together, 
but they are difficult to distinguish. I would attribute these coins to 
Chandra Gupta II, of Avhom coins of the ‘ umbrella ’ type, both in gold 
and in copper, are known to exist. See Mr. Smith s Coinage, pp. 12, 13, 
91, 138. In the latter coins the king has only one attendant on his 
proper left, holding the umbrella over him. 
The two Valabhi coins I am disposed to refer to this class, because 
they closely resemble certain silver coins of the ‘trident’ type, which 
