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present merely an oblong button or mace on the obverse, and on the re¬ 
verse a medley of dots and lines. While, however, the Sassanian pro¬ 
totype of the reign of Firuz and the intermediate imitations are little 
more than thin laminae of silver, these Gadhaiya coins are distinctly 
thick for their diameter, so thick as to be almost dumpy. 
Copper Gadhaiya coins are not very uncommon, but all the speci¬ 
mens I have seen are of a particularly degraded type. They ap¬ 
parently issued from the mints long after remembrance of the original 
design had been entirely lost. The name Gadhaiya Paisa still in vogue 
in Gujarat applies to both the silver and the copper varieties of this 
type of coin. 
Description of Goins. 
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A. Sassanian Coins of Firuz: fiR: Diameter P2 in.: very thin; 
weight 59 grains. 
Obverse : within circle : 
King’s face in profile to right: pronounced nose : short beard: 
ear-ring with triple pendant: rose behind lobe of ear : 
, tight-fitting necklace: sash over each shoulder: high 
crown with star on either side. 
Legend: Kadi Piruzi (King Firuz) 
Or Mazdisn Kadi Piruzi (the A hura-mazda-worshipping 
Firuz). 
Outside circle : 
Above crown a crescent with star in its bosom (on some 
of the coins of Firuz the King’s crown has two wings, 
one in front and the other behind). 
Reverse : within circle : 
Fire altar, narrow at middle, and surmounted by four rows 
of flame : a wing on each side of altar, near its centre: 
standing on each side an attendant with sword reaching 
to ground: to left of flame a star, and to right a cres¬ 
cent moon. 
B. Huna imitations of A. M: diameter reduced but thickness in¬ 
creased : average weight of five coins 57 grains. 
Obverse : Original design crudely copied with much blurring and 
loss of detail: face recognisable but nose long and very 
attenuated : in front of lips a snake like wavy line : legend 
represented by mere strokes. 
Reverse : Fairly clear outline of fire-altar, flame being represen¬ 
ted by a pyramid of dots : attendants shrunk to curved 
lines. 
