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1679.] A. F. II. Iloernlo— Gold Coins from Jalalabad. 
Beverse —Figure of Minerva, to the front, head to the right; in long 
rohe; with plumed helmet; spear in left arm, and shield on the ground, 
leaning against her ; right arm raised and holding a thunderbolt. Legend 
GEEMANICVS COS XV. Circle of dots. 
No sjiecimens with this figure on the reverse are mentioned by Aker- 
man, Boman Coins, pp. 200,201. Those he gives have either the emperor in 
a quadriga or a recumbent Germany. 
2. Trajan. 
No. XIX. Obverse —Bust of emperor. Legend IMP CAES NEB, 
TEA! A NO OPTIMO AVG GEE DAC, i. e., (the Emperor Caesar Nerva 
Trajanus the Best, the August, the Conqueror of Germania and Dacia). 
Circle of dots. 
Beverse —The emperor seated on an estrade upon a cross-legged stool, 
with two soldiers standing beside him on the estrade, one on each side ; in 
front of him on the ground three men, full-bearded, apparently naked, 
excepting a skin (?) thrown over the shoulders ; the foremost of them, lift¬ 
ing his arms in an attitude of prayer. Legend IiEGNA ADSIGNATA. 
No circle of dots, apparently worn off. 
This is a rather common coin ; specimens in gold, silver and copper are 
mentioned by Akerman, E. C., pp. 217, 221. 
3. Hadrian. 
No. XX. Obverse —Bust of the empress Julia Sabina, wife of the em¬ 
peror Hadrian, married to him about A. D. 100, died by poison about A. D. 
137. Profile to the right of the coin, with diadem, and one short plait 
reaching to the shoulders. Legend SABINA AVGVSTA. Circle of dots 
almost invisible ; the rim considerably indented and worn. 
Beverse— Figure of Juno to the front; head to the right; in long 
rohe and pallium; with outstretched right hand presenting a wreath or 
crown ; the left resting on a long staff ; peacock standing on the ground 
on her left, in profile, his head turned up to her. Legend IVNONI EEGI- 
NAE. Circle of dots, &c., as on obverse. 
Mentioned by Akerman, E. C. p. 250. 
Historical Holes. 
1. Age of the Tope. —The latest of the Eoman coins is that of Hadrian’s 
wife, Sabina. She died about A. D. 137. This limits the time backwards. 
Some time must be allowed for the wear and tear of it, and also for its tra¬ 
velling to Afghanistan. The construction of the Tojie therefore cannot be 
placed earlier than the 3rd century A. D., nor, as the Indo-scythian coins 
show, can it probably have been much later. The Eoman coins were put in 
