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A central sphere within a ring, surrounded by four 
pairs of rings juxtaposed sideways, with the right 
or left of each ring armed with an out-curving 
spur, at the periphery. (S). A.I, XI, fig. 17. 
Eran. 
An ornate variant of the ‘ Thunderbolt ’ symbol. A 
c entral sphere within a ring, surrounded by four 
‘ triratnas ’ or tricuspid symbols, the central prong 
being the longest and the outer cusps each support- 
ing a crescent. (S). Ujain. Cabinet of the Royal 
As. Society. 
A square of four balls, two vertical, two horizontal. 
J.B., VII, LX, fig. 16. Mathura. 
Four balls in a square. J.B., VII, LXI, fig. 19. A 
similar object is probably intended on fig. 8. 
A cluster of seven spheres, equal and equidistant. 
J.B., VII, LXI, fig. 19. Ujain. This is essentially 
the same as the silver symbols, figs. 155 and 157 of 
my former paper. 
Some object, having a handle below and concave 
sides. (S). J.B., VII, LX, fig. 28. Can this be 
meant for a ‘ dorje * or ‘ praying wheel ? ’ 
The ‘Cotton-bale’ symbol. N.G., VI, fig. 5J, where 
it accompanies the Ujain symbol, Catalogue of the 
Coins of the Indian Museum, Part III. (5). Nos. 
10,014 and 12,374. 
This symbol according to Sir A. Cunningham. A.I., 
p. 56, is found on coins from the Benares province. 
In my paper (fig. 136) it is very badly figured. In 
N.O., fig. 16, it is erroneously figured to make it 
look like a ‘Cadncens’ and at p. 61, is included 
among ‘ Magic formulae.’ 
The figures above from the Indian Museum are silver 
coins, but on several copper coins (S) belonging to 
the Boy. As. Society and in my own cabinet the 
symbol occurs on both Obverse and Reverse of the 
same coin. These coins average 33 grains and 
are \ Panas, and are the only punch-marked copper 
coins I know of the same character as the silver 
Puranas ^nd with many of the same devices on 
them. Sir Walter Elliot says the same thing “A 
single example (fig. 5£) of the same kind of money 
in copper was found among a quantity of Buddhist 
coins from Ujain. This is the only example we 
have met with of a true punch coin in baser metal ” 
N.G., p. 228. Ujain, Eran and Benares would 
therefore seem to be the only mints which issued 
true copper ‘ pnnch-coins.’ 
A ‘ Triratna.’ T.P., XLIV, fig. 8. Kunindas. On 
these coins it occurs above the Stupa. 
A single example only is known to me of this symbol 
on a silver Parana, in my cabinet, No. 95 of the 
first part of this paper. 
A variant also occurs on Panchala coins. J.B., 
XLIX, XVI, figs. 3 and 5. 
And on Ayodhya coins. A.I., IX, fig. 8. 
And on Yaudheya coins. A.I., VI, fig. 3 (deleted in 
plate above Elephant’s head). (457). 
