M. M. Chakravarti— Rama-tankis. 
107 
1892.] 
lar lines, between which are seven letters, those towards the left being 
less distinct. Figures distinct, workmanship rude. 
(N. B .—All the letters look like Telugu.) 
No. V. Similar to No. IV, bat shorter in diameter and thicker, 
and in weight heavier, by 70*8 grains. 
On the obverse, beyond the circular lines enclosing letters, are dots. 
The coin is duplicate of N o. IV. It is worshipped daily by a local 
zemindar. 
It will be seen that the specimens described are variants of one type. 
In all of them the obverses are nearly the same. In the reverses the 
prominent difference is in the number of figures, which are 8, 7, or 5. With 
the exception of No. II, the workmanship of the coins is rude, and, there¬ 
fore, I once thought them to be forged. But that idea 1 have now given 
up. For a somewhat similar medal see Dr. Bidie’s No. 2*. For a speci¬ 
men that is certainly forged see No. 113, Plate III, in Sir W. Elliot’s 
Coins of Southern Indiaf. He calls it “ a modern Ham-tanka of no value.” 
On the reverse he says is a “ Nagri legend not read.” From the autotype 
copy, I find, on the reverse, a monkey (Hanuman) in the middle, with a 
Nagari legend, which I read as ^ ^ Iwr -f lift ?) 1 -+ 
The weight—123*4 grains—is sufficient to mark it as forged. No 
Rama-tanki of such a low weight is known. 
The illustrations depict the abhisheTca of Rama and Sita on their re¬ 
turn to Ayodhya from Lanka. 
c?rf: ^ srerfr Sit sfost I 
TTit ^ft<T lUc* II 
rRnfafv w a w 
tht: i 
Tm: II ^ II 
^ I 
V* 'J ^ 
iffW II ^ || 
I 
n id: w 
# Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Yol. LIII, No. II, 1881, p. 212. 
t Coins of S. India, p. 152E, 
