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C. J. Rodgers —The Square Silver Coins of 
appears as what might be the sleeve from which the arm of the goddess 
protrudes, but on my more perfect coin, the sleeve or cuff appears as a 
fold above the loop which would seem to be intended as a fold of the 
snake’s body, round the arm of the goddess, with the extremity of the 
tail just visible on her left knee. 
In support of the views here put forth reference has only been made 
to coins in my own cabinet or those figured in the ‘ Ariana Antiqua,’ 
Mr. Thomas’s 4 Jainism or the early faith of Asoka,’ and Mr. Smith’s 
paper, all works readily accessible to the Indian reader, but an examina¬ 
tion of the fine series of Gupta coins in the British Museum, strongly 
bears out the fact of the Gupta ‘ cornu-copise ’ being (by its mode of repre¬ 
sentation on the best samples) a conventional symbol of the ‘ Naga’ and 
the only point I cannot explain satisfactorily to myself, is how this very 
obvious interpretation has hitherto escaped the notice of the many far 
abler antiquaries than myself who have studied these coins ; for once 
enuntiated, the idea seems almost as obvious, as the celebrated problem 
of the egg propounded by Columbus. 
The Square Silver Coins of the Sultans of Kashmir.—By Chas. J. Rodgers, 
M. R. A. S., Member of the Numismatic Society , London , and Asso¬ 
ciate Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (With 3 Plates.) 
When I wrote my small paper on “ The Copper Coins of the 
Sultans of Kashmir” I mentioned the fact of my possessing square silver 
coins of five Sultans. The publication of my papers on the coins of 
Kashmir caused other numismatists to search and the result was a great 
find of coins of both the Sultans and Maharajahs. I too was aroused 
from my lethargy and led to see if I could not get a few more coins, and 
I dared to hope that as I had published the copper coins of ten Sultans, 
I might perhaps secure the silver coins of the same number of kings. 
I tried all the bazaars of the Panjab, but they gave me nothing. A 
friend of mine travelling from the Jlielum to Kangra along the outskirts 
of Jammu tried every village bazaar, and he was successful in getting 
several coins amongst which was one of Mahmud Shall a name hitherto 
unknown in the annals of Kashmir, and of whom I have not as yet seen 
a copper coin. But more than this he obtained the silver coins of no 
less than five of the old Maharajahs in fine condition. These are round 
and are similar to the copper coins only of much finer workmanship. 
This success led me to try for myself in Jammu and its environs. 
