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Dr. Hoernle —Antiquities from Central Asia. [Extra No. 1, 
its neighbourhood; and they formed part of the consignments M. 2, 
M. 3, M. 6, M. 9, G. 5, G. 7, G. 10, and T. 1. 
Two coins of this description, one large and one small, were first 
published by Mr. Gardner in the Numismatic Chronicle , Yol. XIX 
(1879), pp. 275, 276. These likewise were procured from Khotan by Sir 
T. D. Forsyth. They have been republished by Dr. Terrien de 
Lacouperie in the British Museum Catalogue of Chinese Coins, p. 394. 
The large one is also republished in the British Museum Catalogue 
of Indian (Greek and Scythic) Coins, p. 172. Both coins, especially 
the small one, were in too imperfect a condition to admit of being fully 
read. In the present collection there are some much better preserved 
specimens. 
All these coins are of copper. They are not of iron, as was at first 
erroneously supposed. 
Of the large coins, there are three varieties, distinguished by the 
arrangement of the obverse legend. Of these varieties there are one, 
three and one specimen respectively. Four specimens cannot be deter¬ 
mined. Of the smaller coins there are five varieties, distinguished by 
differences in the reverse design, and in the arrangement of the legends. 
Of these five varieties there are 17, 13, 3, 3 and 3 specimens respec¬ 
tively. Twenty-three specimens are too worn or corroded to admit of 
being determined. 
The following is a detailed list of all the coins, large and small, 
with their weights and measures. Their exact find-place has also been 
noted, when known : in the other cases it must be understood that the 
coin came either from Khotan itself or from one of the buried sites 
near it:— 
(a) Larg 
e Coins. 
k 
Ser. 
Variety. 
Weight 
Size 
Consign¬ 
Find-place. 
Figure. 
No. 
in grains. 
in inches. 
ment. 
1 
I 
246-5 
10 
M. 2. 
Plate I, 6. 
2 
II 
2280 
10 
T. 1. 
• 
3 
II 
200-5 
10 
G. 10. 
4 
II 
1540 
0-875 
M. 9. 
5 
III 
2340 
1-0 
G. 10. 
% 
6 
Undeterm. 
2230 
1 0 
M. 2. 
Aq Safil. 
7 
do. 
2130 
10 
M. 2. 
8 
do. 
211-5 
10 
G. 10. 
9 
do. 
202 0 
10 
M. 2. 
Total weight; 
192L-5 
Average weight : 213 44 
grs. 
