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Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c30.s2: Plate II

Indische Paläographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c30.s2

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Plate II

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1. Miaus or Heraos. § 35. *Obv.* Diademed bust of king to right. *Rev.* TΥIANNOVNTOΣ M[or H]IAOY | ΣANAB KOIIANOY. King on horseback to right; behind, Victory with wreath. AR. Wt 184,4 grs. = 11,94 grms. [C.NChr. 1888, p. 47, Pl. III, 2; GARD. p. 116, Pl. XXIV, 7.

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2. Hyrcodes. § 36. *Obv.* YPKΩΔΟΥ. Diademed bust of king to right. *Rev.* MAKAPOY APΔHΘPOY. Armed figure facing, with flames issuing from shoulders, and holding spear in right hand. AR. Wt 44 grs. = 2,85 grms. [C.NChr. 1889, p. 310, Pl. XIII, 15.

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3. Zeionises. § 34. *Obv.* Debased Greek legend probably intended to represent MANNIΓΛΟΥ YIOY ΣΑΤΡΑΠΟΥ | ΖΕΙΩΝΙΣΟΥ; Satrap on horseback to right; various Kharoṣṭhī characters in field; in front, symbol. *Rev.* *Manigulasa chatrapasa putrasa chatrapasa Jihoniasa* in Kharoṣṭhī characters; left, Satrap to right; right, City to left holding wreath and cornucopiae; Kharoṣṭhī characters in right and left field. AR. Wt 149,6 grs. = 9,69 grms. [Cp. C.NChr. 1890, p. 168, Pl. XV, 1.

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4. Strato II. § 33. *Obv.* BACIΛEΩC CΩTHPOC CTPATΩNOC YIOY | CTPATΩNOC; Diademed bust of king to right. *Rev.* Kharoṣṭhī inscr. (for C's reading, v. GARD. l. c.); Athena to left, holding thunderbolt and aegis. AR. Wt 37 grs. = 2,39 grms. [Cf. GARD. p. 168, Pl. XXXI, 7.

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5. Rañjubula, imitated from coins of Strato II. § 33. *Obv.* BACIΛEI BACIΛEΩC CΩTHPOC PAIY; Diademed bust of king to right. *Rev.* *Apratihatacakrasa chatrapasa | Rajubulasa* in Kharoṣṭhī characters; Diademed bust of king to right. AR. Wt 38 grs. = 2,46 grms. [GARD. p. 67; Pl. XV, 11.

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6. Rañjubula = Rajubula. § 33. *Obv.* *Mahākhatapasa Rājabulasa* in Brāhmī characters; Standing figure facing. Æ. [BH. JRAS. 1894, p. 547, Pl. 4.

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7. Hermaeus and Kujula Kadphises. § 65. *Obv.* ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΤΗΡΟΣΣΥ | ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ; Diademed bust of king to right. *Rev.* *Kujulakasasa kuṣanayasvugasa dhramathidasa* in Kharoṣṭhī characters; Herakles facing, holding club in right and lion's skin in left hand. Æ. [GARD. p. 120, Pl. XXV, 1.

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8. Kujula Kadphises. § 65. *Obv.* ΚΟΡCΝΑΚΟΖΟVΛΟ | ΚΑΔΦΙΖΟV; Diademed head of king to right. Æ. [GARD. p. 122, Pl. XXV, 4.

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9. Kozola Kadaphes, imitated from Roman denarii of Augustus. § 66. *Obv.* ΧΟΡΑΝCY ZΑΟΟΥ ΚΟΖΟΛΑ KAΔAΦEC; Diademed head of king to right. Æ. [Cp. GARD. p. 123, Pl. XXV, 5.

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10. Nameless King, Soter Megas. § 67. *Obv.* Diademed and radiate bust of king to right, holding in hand lance bound with fillet; behind, symbol. *Rev.* BACIΛEVC BACIΛEVΩN CΩTHP MEΓAC; King on horseback to right. Æ. [Cp. GARD. p. 114, Pl. XXIV, 2.

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11. Hima Kadphises. § 71. *Obv.* BACIΛEVC OOHMO KAΔΦICHC; Bust of king, wearing helmet and diadem, to left. *Rev.* *Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvalogaiśvarasa mahiśvarasa hima-kapti(?)śasa*, Siva facing, holding trident in right hand, and antelope's skin on left arm; in right and left field, symbols. AV. Wt 123 grs. = 7,97 grms. [Cp. GARD. p. 125, Pl. XXV, 9.

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12. Vāsudeva. §§ 72. 74. *Obv.* þAONANO þAO BAZOAHO KOþANO; King standing to left; holding spear in left hand, and with right hand scattering grains on altar. *Rev.* OHþO; Śiva facing, holding trident in left and noose in right hand; behind him, bull to left; above, right, symbol. AV. Wt 124,8 grs. = 8,08 grms. [Cp. GARD. p. 159; Pl. XXIX, 10.

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13. Later Great Kuṣana. § 74. *Obv.* The figure of the king is apparently imitated from that of Vasudeva, while the legend is a copy of that of Kaniṣka; Nāgarī characters — left, *ga*; middle, *gho*; right, *hu*. *Rev.* Type of Vāsudeva. AV. Wt 120,2 grs. = 7,78 grms. [C.NChr. 1893, p. 120, Pl. VIII, 16.

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14. Later Great Kuṣana. § 74. *Obv.* Figure of king and legend copied from those of Kaniṣka; Nāgarī characters — left, *ha*; right, *vi*. *Rev.* ΑΡΔΟΧþO; Goddess seated on throne facing, holding noose in right and cornucopiae in left hand; above, left, symbol; below, left, Nāgarī character *la*. AV. Wt 121,4 grs. = 7,86 grms. [C.NChr. 1893, p. 119, Pl. VIII, 2.

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15. Scytho-Sassanian: Varahrān V, 422—440 A.D. (C.). § 75. *Obv.* Figure of king, copied from that of Vāsudeva, wearing head-dress ornamented with ram's horns; the inscr. in debased Gk. characters contains the name and titles of Varahrān. *Rev.* Śiva and bull, copied from coins of Vāsudeva; inscr. in debased Gk. characters. AV. Wt 121 grs. = 7,84 grms. [C.NChr. 1893, p. 182, Pl. XIII, 15.

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16. Kidāra Kuṣana: Kṛtavīrya. § 76. *Obv.* King standing to left; beneath right arm *Dharva*, and beneath left arm *Kidā(ra)*, in Nāgarī characters. *Rev.* *Śrī Kṛtavīrya* in Nāgarī characters; Goddess seated. AV. Wt 120 grs. = 7,77 grms. [C.NChr. 1893, p. 201; Pl. XV, 11.

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