300 V. A. Smith — Numismatic Notes and Novelties. [No. 4, 
No. A. Space between rim and lotus sunk—lotns in relief. [L. White King.] 
No. B. Rim on Obv., no rim on Rev. [L. White King.] 
No. C. Rude thick piece, convex on both sides. On one side a very rude stand¬ 
ing figure, and some unintelligible marks. On other side a very rude horned 
quadruped ( F buffalo) to r. 
Brass, cast. Wt. 45 gr. [L. White King.] 
III. KUSANA. 
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Kadapiies. 
Buddha Type. 
Copper coins, thin ; diameter *6. Wt. 26 gr. and 19 gr. , v 
A. Obv. Qiva, to r., with both hands raised, standing in front of bull, which is to 
1. An obscure symbol behind Qiva. 
Greek marginal legened Y[Z]A XOPACNCYJ The second character is 
of uncertain meaning. 
Rev. Buddha seated cross-legged, with r. arm raised, and 1. on hip. Traces of 
illegible marginal legend. (Plate XXXVIII, fig. 4.) [Rawlins.] 
B. Obv. Same device as A, but the traces of the bull are very faint. Legend 
on 1. margin OA, with traces of other characters. 
Rev. Same device as A. Marginal legend seems to be in Brahmi characters, and. 
looks like gatasale; but perhaps the letters are Kharo^thi. (Plate XXXVIII, 
fig. 5.) [Rawlins.] 
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These two little coins deserve to be reckoned among the most re¬ 
markable of recent numismatic discoveries. They add two specimens 
to the short list of Kusana coins bearing the image of Buddha, and 
prove that the introduction of that image in its conventional form does 
not date from the reign of Kaniska, but goes back at least to the reign 
of Kadaphes, one of his predecessors. 
The Coins of Kadaphes are scarce, and the exact relation of this 
king to the two kings who take the name or title of Kadphises is not 
known. But every one is agreed that Kadaphes is earlier than 
Kaniska. 
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These Buddha pieces are assigned to Kadaphes on account of the 
legend XOPACNCY], Chora[nsu ], which is distinct on one of them, 
and which is peculiar to the coins of Kadapiies. “ On tlie small bronze 
coins which bear the name of Kujula Kadaphes, the genitive Khusanasa 
is regularly represented by the Greek XOPANCY, that is to say, 
the Greek form is a rough transliteration of the Prakrit name in the 
genitive case.” 1 
The fiva and Bull device appears for the first time on the coins of 
Kadphises II., who was either contemporary, or nearly so, with 
Kadaphes, and was probably his immediate successor. 2 
1 Rapsou, “Two Notes..on Indian Numismatics,” (J. R. A. S. for 1897, p, 323). 
2 B. M. Catal. p. 124. 
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