1884.] J. Gibbs —A Papeo^ on the Medals known as liamtinkis, 213 
From the many inquiries I have made from natives regarding these 
medals, I have invariably found that they consider the paler gold the 
more ancient. 
When I was in Poona some 6 or 7 years ago, the chief Sankara- 
charya passed through on one of his religious tours, and hearing that he 
had with him a remarkable Ramtinki I paid him a visit; he was a par¬ 
ticularly pleasant spoken gentlemanly person, and had his gold shrine 
set with rubies and emeralds valued at 2 lacs of Rupees erected for my 
inspection, and also many of the jewels of his ‘ toshakhana ’ ^set out; 
on my asking for the Ramtinki, a priest produced a box wrapped in 
several covers, and after opening cover after cover a bundle was taken out 
in which on being opened, appeared the Ramtinki; the priest took 
it in his hand and held it for me to look at, and it was very like Ro. 2 
in the above list, but I think rather larger, and had 5 rows of figures ; 
it was of pale gold and remarkably deeply cup-shaped, it had evidently 
been much used and was therefore rubbed and knocked about. I 
could not get its weight or its diameter ; so I had to trust to my eye to 
assess them. 
Dr. Bidie of Madras has sent me drawings of several in the Madras 
Museum. 
The following is a description of them : 
No. 1. Ohv. Whole. Flat. Upper. Rama and Sita seated with 
six figures in two rows on each side. Lower. 
Hanuman in middle standing, indistinct figures on 
each side of him. 
2 Interlaced squares with ornaments in the interstices 
with a lozenge-shaped centre, round which appear 
unformed letters. The subject in the lozenge is 
not traceable. Wt. 677'3 grs. Diam. in. 
Madras Museum. 
Quarter. Flat. Two figures on a platform in the 
middle, umbrella over them, a figure on left with 
a Lion rampant below it, ornaments and apparently 
letters. 
Upper. Eight figures in a row, each holding a lance 
with a wreath or a torch on it. 
Lower. Marks which are said to resemble part of the 
Muhammadan creed and the word “ Sindhya.” 
Wt. 189'2 grs. Diam. in. Madras Museum. 
Very rude work. 
Quarter. Flat. Much the same as ohv. of Ro. 2, no 
lion but a monkey on left. 
Lev. 
No. 2. Ohv. 
Rev. 
No. 3. Ohv. 
