igo x. F. K. Hoernle— Gold Coins from Jalalabad. [April, 
the Greek paovavo represents a Prakrit form raan&na • but the shortening 
of the second a may be a local peculiarity. As a rule the Pali does i 
observe the later Prakrit rule of eliding medial consonants (here^), as may 
be seen from the Pali legend on the coins of Kadplnses. But the adoption 
of it by the Western or Arian Pali in the case of the title Baja is also proved 
by the Shahbazgarhi rock inscription of Asoka, which has rayo instead of 
the raja and Idjd of Girnar and Dhauli. The approximation of the Western 
Pali to the later Prakrit is also shown by the use, in the former, of the 
Prakrit form baraya “ twelve” (see Cunningham, C. I. I., pp. 42, 67 anc ] 
Vr 2 14 bardha), instead of the ordinary Pdli duvadasa. The word 
rdoncio has not hitherto been fully understood. Prinsep took it as 
two words rdo-ndno, and explained nano as the Sanskrit ndnd “ repeatedly. 
Wilson and after him Lassen also divided the word, but into raond-no, 
interpreting raond as the plural of rdo, and no as the genitive affix of the 
Guiarati. But it may be doubted whether the documentary use of that 
affix is so old. Kanerki is the name of the king, and is supposed to be 
identical with Kanishka of Kashmerian history. The word korano has 
not yet been satisfactorily explained. Perhaps the identification of it with 
the Greek koiranos “ chief,” especially a “ military chief” (as Masson and 
Wilson, see Ariana Antiqiia, 78, 358, and Ed. Thomas’ Jainism, p. 20), is 
after all the most plausible. The use of an old Greek word need not sur¬ 
prise, for there are also other signs of a Greek revival m the time of king 
Kanerki in the use of Greek deity-names (see also Ed. Thomas’ Jainism, 
p. 8). Lassen takes it to be a Greek corruption of kusliana, expressing some 
title (see Ind. Ant., Vol. II, p. 389). The whole legend then would mean : 
“ the king of kings, Kanerki, the war-chief.” 
(6.) Reverse— The figure is that of Buddha as shown by his posture 
and attributes and the inscription. The posture of preaching or blessing, 
the tuft of hair on the top, the large ears and the lotus characterise 
the figure too clearly to be mistaken (Wilson’s A. A., 3G3), and this is 
confirmed by the inscription which is in Greek characters BoAAo, i. e., (3o88o 
or buddlia. 
2. No. XII. One specimen only. Obverse— Figure and inscrip¬ 
tion like that on No. XI. 
Reverse —Standing male figure; general posture resembling that on 
the reverse of No. I, but left arm a-kimbo with hand on the hilt of a short 
sword, protruding on the left side; right arm extended straight, with 
apparently all the fingers of the hand closed except two ; dressed in a long 
thin robe and pallium ; a rayed nimbus, with fillets, round the head. Same 
monogram as on No. XI, but on the left of the coin (No. 7 on PL I, 
table III) ; on its right the inscription ; a circle of dots all round, but a 
little off the rim. 
