194 W. Tlioobalcl — Notes on some of the symhols found on the [No. 3, 
Class VI. 
Miscellaneous and unknown symbols. 
These coins possess an Obverse and Reverse face as is proved, 
by one face being more generally used than the other to receive tho 
impression of the punches, and by the fact that tho reverse punches 
are generally smaller than those used on the obverse. In many coins 
this is very clearly seen and as a rule (though not without exceptions) 
tho small punches or devices are used almost always on tho Reverse 
side as I term it. 
For the purpose of coming to some general idea of tho comparative 
frequency of tho different symbols and if any rule can bo detected re- 
garding their restriction to the obverse or reverse only of these coins, 
I have tabulated the symbols observed on one hundred and fifty coins 
with the following result. 
On those 150 coins, ninety-six symbols are confined to the obverse 
area, twenty-eight to tho reverse, while fifteen symbols only occur on 
both sides. Future observations will no doubt add to the number of 
symbols common to both obverse and reverse, but without probably 
interfering with the relative proportions above indicated.* 
The next thing that tho examination of those 150 coins proves is 
that the most frequent symbol is that of tho ‘ solar wheel ’ No. 10, fig. 
139, which occurs no less than one hundred and twenty times on the 
obverse and seven times on the rovoi-se. This disparity goes far to 
prove that the obverse was regarded as the proper side whereon this 
symbol should appear. Tho next in frequency is the elephant No. 35, 
fig. 10 occurring thirty times on tho obverse and once on the reverse, 
and this may therefore bo regarded as essentially an obverse symbol. 
Next comes a symbol which seems really common to both sides; No. 17, 
fig. 136, which I regard as a variant of the ‘ Caducous.' This symbol 
occurs twenty-two times on the obverse and fourteen times on the 
reverse. After this comes No. 25, fig. 51, a 'stupa' with crescent 
above, which is found nineteen times on tho obverse and seven times on the 
reverse. The only other symbols which reach two figures are No. 21, 
fig. 47, a ‘ stupa,' which occurs fifteen times on the obverse and once on 
« The Obverse symbols are Nos. 4-9, 11, 14, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 
33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47, 43, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 
67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 81, 82, 84, 86, 89, 90, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 
106, 107, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 
135, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 
162. Total 96. Eevorso symbols 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 64, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83, 85, 95, 
108, 109, 117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 127, 128, 136, 137, 140, 141. Total 28. Symbols 
common to both sides 1, 3, 10, 17, 19, 23. 25, 26, 35, 41, 51, 63, 88, 112, 138, Total 15. 
