1879.] A. F. E. Hoernle— Qolcl Coins from Jalalabad. 127 
aware of any explanation having been given hitherto. Wilson (A. A., 258), 
indeed, notices the true interpretation which I have given above, but only 
to reject it. 
(2.) Of this kind there is only one specimen. 
No. X. Obverse —Exactly like that of No. I. On the back of the head 
very long hair, flowing down to the shoulders, is distinctly visible, reminding 
one somewhat of the long hair of the modern Afghans. 
Beverse —The figure principally differs from that on the reverse of 
No. I by the addition of a bull which stands behind the human figure. The 
latter closely resembles that of No. I in general posture; the left elbow 
on which it reclines is supported on the hump of the bull; the right hand, as 
before, resting on a three-pronged spear which, however, is only half as 
long as in No. I and rests with its lower end on the back of the bull; it 
also wants the axe. But the tiger’s skin is absent and the left hand is 
empty. Instead of the coil of hair, the bead is covered with a bell-shaped 
helmet or bonnet, reaching to the shoulders behind, surmounted by three 
prongs or rays, and with a lobe on each side. The face is turned 
to the front, not to the right, as in No. I. A chaplet of balls is hanging 
over the left shoulder and reaches down to the hips. The figure is naked 
and is that of a woman, as shown by the general configuration of the 
body. The bull is standing with its head seen on the left side of the 
woman ; his horns arranged so as to form a regular crescent; a cloth is 
thrown over his back so as to nearly reach to the ground. There is only one 
monogram (No. 5 on table III), not two as on No. I; and it is the right 
side one of No. I, which is here on the left side of the coin (the right of 
the figure). Inscription round the whole circumference. 
What distinguishes this coin from all the others of the Indo-Scythian 
class is the superior sharpness, a miniature-like clearness, with which both 
the figures and the inscriptions are cut. It is also in a very fair state of 
preservation ; only a small part of the rim being worn away on one side. 
Explanation. 
(a.) Figures. That on the obverse requires no explanation, being the 
same as on No. I; but instead of the mace there is a short club, and the 
fillets are Sassanian. 
Beverse —The attributes are those of Siva ; his vehicle, the white bull 
or nandi; his trisula; his chaplet of skulls, the" munda mala; the bell¬ 
shaped head-dress perhaps signifies the Ganges, flowing from his head. As 
the figure is that of a woman, it is probably meant for Parvati, the wife or 
female form of Siva. On some coins the figure is said to be herma¬ 
phrodite (see Wilson’s Ariana Antigua , 351). In that case it would repre- 
