204 V. A. Smith — History and Coinage of the Gupta Period. [No. 4, 
“ Both peoples [soil. Kusans and White Huns] adhered to the old 
Kusan types for their copper money.”... 1 
“ There are two distinct types of legend even in the Indian inscrip¬ 
tions. Thus, some coins of Miliirkul give him the simple title of Cri 
preceding his name, while others have jayatu Mihirakula. Others 
bear the Scythian form of Sdhi Mihiragula .” “ The former, I conclude, 
were struck in Ka^mlr, the latter either in Gandhara or in Taxila.” 2 
“ His copper coins are not uncommon. The copper coins of the 
Western Panjab are all of the Kusan type, with the standing king and 
seated goddess Lais mi ; but the few silver coins, and all the Eastern 
Punjab copper pieces bear a Sassanian looking bust of the king, with the 
bull and trident of f iva. His devotion to f iva is also strongly marked 
by the legends of jayatu vrsa dhvaja and jayatu vrsa. In the Raja 
Tararjginl he is described as a persecutor of Buddhists.” 3 
Facsimiles of two of the legends on Mihirakula’s copper coins are 
given in PI. xiv, D. E., of Num. Chron. for 1893. These legends read 
(D), Sahi Mihiragula; and (E), Cri Mihirakula. 
The above quoted extracts show that Mihirakula’s copper coinage 
occurs in three main forms, namely :— 
I.—Horseman Type. 
Ohv. King on horseback to right. Legend Mihirakula , 
“ sometimes written in the wrong direction from right to left.” ( Coins 
of Med. India , p. 27). 
Rev. The seated goddess Laksmi. Diam., -90; weight 110. 
The coins of this type seems to be very rare. Cunningham 
possessed five specimens. (Num. Chron. for 1894, p. 282, PI. VIII (X), 
fig. 7.) 
II.— Standing King Type. 
Ohv. Standing King with spear in left hand, and right hand 
held downwards over a small altar. Legend either 
*TTf% Salii Mihiragula , or simply Mihi¬ 
rakula. 
Rev. Seated goddess Laksmi, with cornucopiee. 
These coins are described as “middle-sized,” and are said to come 
from the Western Panjab. Cunningham had five specimens of the $ahi 
variety, weight 121 (Num. Chron. for 1894, p. 281, PI. VIII (X), fig. 5). He 
1 Ibid., p. 235. The foregoing extract shows that all the copper coins are not 
Kusan in type. 
* Coins of Med. India, p. 27. 
3 Trans., p. 237. 
