1895.] E. A. Gait —Note on some Coins of the Koch Kings . 241 
coin is that there is a small letter s above the ndra , the meaning of 
which is not very clear. 
The above coins are all of silver, but I have also seen some copper 
coins ; brass coins are also not unknown. 
When commencing the discussion of these half coins, their identity 
with Koch coins, was referred to as ‘assumed.’ There can however be 
no doubt that they really are Koch coins, for apart from the fact that 
their langnage, character and legends are identical with those of the 
full coins of the Koch dynasty, we have seen that two of them bear 
the full names of Koch Kings (Prana-narayana and Qivendra- 
narayana). As already stated, they are still common in the Eastern 
Dears where the} 7 are well known as “ Ndrdyanl rupees.” 
It will be seen that the above account of the coinage of the Koch 
Kings is not very complete but it contains a notice of all the coins 
which I have hitherto met with. The search for other coins of this 
dynasty is still being continued, and it is hoped that in course of time 
more may come to light. 
Postscript. 
Since the above note was written, I have had an opportunity of 
examining the collection of Koch Coins in the British Museum, which 
includes those described in Marsden’s work. 
There are in all, five coins of Laksml-narayana, and there is no 
doubt that the date on all of them is 1509 faka, although in one or 
two cases the third figure is somewhat defective. 
There is, I find, a coin of Raghu-deva in the Museum, similar in 
all respects to that noticed in the Society’s proceedings for May last. 
The collection includes three full coins of Prana-narayana, two of 
which bear date 1555 paka ; the date on the third coin is not decipher¬ 
able. 
The half coins of the Koch Kings are kept in a separate tray, 
which was originally labelled “Bhotan,” but this was subsequently 
altered to “ Kachar,” presumably on the authority of Prinsep (Ind. 
Antiq. Vol. II. p. XLV). This tray contains several half coins not 
mentioned in the above note, viz., of Mada-narayana, RCipa-narayana and 
Dhairyendra-narayana. There are several coins in the collection with 
“ andra” on the termination of the King’s name, and it is noted against 
one of them that it is reported by Jenkins (General Jenkins) to be a 
Bhotia forgery. 
I4ith August , 1895. 
E. A. G. 
