196 V. A. Smith— Gold Coins of the Imperial Gupta Bijnasty. [No. 2, 
E. C. B. No. 2 ; similar to No. 1, and found with it and No. 3 at 
Allahabad; wt. 127’8. 
The rev. legend, as in the other specimens of 
both varieties, seems to include ‘ Kum ...* 
E. 0. B. reads ^jayati^ as the first word 
of the ohv. legends. 
A. G. olv. legend 14 characters on right margin only, 
read doubtfully as . [ oi' ^ 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
«^ [ or Tj-] ^ ; rev. legend illegi- 
7'^ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
ble ; r. hand of goddess empty ; wt. 127'6 ; from 
Oudh. 
A. C.; 1 specimen, found at Allahabad ; no further details stated. 
C. ; wt. 127'50 ; obtained at Benares. 
The prominence of the peacock in the design of these coins wonld 
alone be enough to prove that they must be referred to the reign of 
Knmara, and this conclusion is amply confirmed by the legends so far as 
read. Eight coins of this type, and two of Kumara’s Archer type, were 
found together at Jhusi near Allahabad about seven years ago ; three of 
this trove, as noted above, are in the E. 0. B. cabinet, and the remaining 
7 coins are in the hands of another collector. 
A larger hoard found earlier at Allahabad is noticed in the Intro¬ 
ductory Essay. 
KUMARA GUPTA MAHENDRA. 
Lion-Teampler Type. 
(/. A. S. jB. -ZATJF. 501, class G, var. 1; Hev. Catal. class K a). 
Ohv. King standing, to r., bareheaded, bow in 1. hand, his 1. foot 
trampling on body of lion, which is falling backwards ; no 
letter before king’s face ; legend (in one coin) ...?r 
[ajijta Mahendra jaya Sri.’ 
jRev. Goddess seated, facing front, on lion facing r., either hold¬ 
ing fillet in r. hand with her 1. hand resting empty on hip, or 
with her r. hand extended empty, and 1. hand raised above 
shoulder, holding lotus-flower; legend ‘ Sri 
Mahendra Sinha,’ or SM Mahendra monogram. 
^References Variety a. Rev. goddess with fillet in r. hand, 1. hand resting empty 
and on hip. 
Remarks. P. E. XXX, 8 ; obtained by Tregear at Jaunpur ; ohv. legend as 
given above, the first letter is plainly rf as read 
by Prinsep ; rev. legend ‘ Sri Mahendra Sinha ’ ; 
moil. 8a ; wt. not stated. 
