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19 on No. 27, 31 on No. 30, 33 on Nos. 17 and 28, 34 on Nos. 22 and 23, 
and 44 on No. 29. Of these numbers, 3 occurs on 1 specimen, 4 on 2, 9 
on 3, 13 and 19 on one each, 31 on six, 33 on three, 34 on two and 44 
on one. They would seem to indicate years, but whether of a reign or 
of an era, I do not know. 
The single exception of the reverse, above referred to, is No. 29. 
Here the oblong is wanting; the legend QrJgaga, in rather large letters, 
and the number 44, enclosed between two upright strokes, take up the 
whole face of the reverse. 
There remain Nos. 25 and 26. Both have loops and belonged to 
the necklace, above noticed. I believe they are mere ornamental pieces, 
though they may be struck from coin dies. No. 26 shows a rosette, 
while No. 25 has the anthropoid figure of Garuda, standing to the 
left. Neither of them are uncommon devices on South-Indian Coins 
(see loco cit ., PI. II, 75, etc.). The reverse of both pieces is blank, 
only showing the countersunk mark of the punch, used to punch out 
the raised obverse device. 
Since the publication of my report in the April Proceedings , I find 
that coins of this kind have been described and figured by Dr. E. 
Hultzsch in the Indian Antiquary, Vol. XXY, (December, 1896, received 
by me, however, only in May, 1897), Plate II, Nos. 30-33. They 
resemble my coins, Nos. 17-21, showing on the obverse the bull, and on 
the reverse, the oblong with date. Dr. Hultzsch ascribes these coins to 
King Anantavarman of Kalirjga, who ascended the throne in 1078 A.D., 
and added Orissa to his dominions. He also takes the oblong to be the 
letter sa, an abbreviation of sa\_mvat] or ‘ year,’ and the numbers to signify 
regnal years. If this is correct, my No. 29 would be of the 44th year 
of Anantavarman, or the year 1121 A.D. As Anantavarman bore the 
surname Cdda-garjga, I conjecture that the legend on the coins, Nos. 18, 
22, 29, is intended for Cri-Ga\_m~\ga, and refers to the surname Coda- 
gaijga. What Dr. Hultzsch takes to be a crescent over the head of the 
bull, appears to me to be merely intended for the horns of the bull. 
