1884.] V. A. Smith —Gold Coins of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. 203 
very rudely designed. Under horse ‘ U ; over horse’s 
head, a blurred letter, or small bird-standard, or three dots. 
Marginal legend imperfect, and not yet deciphered ; it seems 
to include ‘ vijasata.’ 
iRev. Goddess, rudely executed, seated, cross-legged on lotus- 
flower seat, with fillet in r. hand, and 1. hand holding scep¬ 
tre (?) , or empty. 
Legend ‘ SVi ’ and name, see below. Monogram. 
References 
and 
Remarks. 
A. A. XVIII, 18 ; 6br. arrow in horseman’s 1. hand; marginal 
legend illegible; a character over horse’s head > 
rev. sceptre (?) in 1 . hand of goddess; legend 
‘ Sri Prakrama Deva ’ ? (Wilson) ; mon. 4 ; wt. 
not stated. 
ibid, ih., 19 ; in ohv. legend fc|«sr^ or ^ ‘vijaya’ or‘vijasa’ 
legible ; rev. nnsymmetrical, fillet and mon. 
wanting; wt. not stated. 
As. Kes. XVII, PI. I, 17; from Kananj ; ohv. lion not recognized by 
Wilson ; marginal legend of 7 letters on left mar¬ 
gin, of which the fourth seems to be ' t ’ ; rev. 
as in A. A. XVIII, 18, but mon. wanting; wt. 
not stated. A similar coin, perhaps the same, 
is badly figured in J. R. A. S. Ill, 0. S., p. 382. 
Nos. 1 and 2 of Sri Prakasa from Bharsar hoard ; 
ohv. lion not recognized by Kittoe; bird-stand¬ 
ard over horse’s head; in legend only ‘ j» 
legible ; rev. goddess’ 1 . hand seems empty ; legend 
^ ‘ S'ri Prakasa ’ ? ; mon. of both coins 
B. M. Pringle ; 
B. M. B. S. ; 
I. 0., No. 1; 
I. 0. No. 2 ; 
8 a; wt. of No. 1, 146 ; of No. 2,145 ; gold rich, 
but workmanship inferior (J. A. S. B. XXI, 400 ; 
PI. XII, 9). 
legends and mon. illegible ; nothing distinct over 
horse’s head ; wt. 136. 
ohv. bird-standard over horse’s head; legend 
... ... ‘vaja’ ... ; mon. 10a; wt. 145 ; ex¬ 
ecution fairly good. (Plate IV, fig. 11.) 
ohv., three dots over horse’s head ; legend lost; 
rev. well executed; legend ‘ Sri Prakapache- 
vah ’ ? ; mon. 13 ; wt. 145‘8. {Plate IV, fig. 12.) 
ohv. bird-standard over horse’s head; legend 
cf or ; rev. legend as in No. 1; mon. 
three-pronged, imperfect; wt. 146‘2. 
A. C. ; 2 specimens, no details stated. 
It is difficult to decide on the attribution of these coins. The Bhar¬ 
sar specimens formed part of a hoard of exclusively Gupta coins, and 
the type resembles the mintages of Chandra Gupta 11 and Kumara 
