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Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta Including The M l a ct i c. “ u s e u m C meg w t h e; Catalo gue o f the Co in s in the I n dian M useum Calcutta In cluding the Cabinet of the Asiatic S ociety of B engal Volume I Part I : The Early F oreign Dynasties and the Guptas By Vin n ce t A . Smith M . A . I C Re , . S. td. Published for the Trustees of the Indian Museum O xfor d At the Clarendon Pre ss 1 9 06 RY FR D HE OW E M . A. N , PU B LISH ER TO TH E U NIV ERS ITY O F O XFORD L O NDO N, E DI NB U RGH NEW YORK A ND TO RONTO 66 4226 6 5 . 5 . 7 ADVERTISEMENT A SMALL separate impression of Par t I is i ssued for the convenience of collectors an d studen ts specially interested in the classes of coin s i h Par who ma not care to rchase th c m v me rea ed n s e e e . t t t i t , y p u o pl t olu The Gen eral In roduc n Genera In dex an d c m e e Tab es e hts t tio , l , o pl t l of W ig a ear in ha vo ume n H r ma be n ed ha an d Measures pp t t l o ly . e e it y ot t t 1 a m ll me re is almos exac th O f an nch or in her w r ds one i i t t tly 7 3 i , , ot o , inch is very little more than 25 millimetr es an d that ten English grains ar e e u va en to 6 48 almos two- hi rds ramme We h s are q i l t , t t of a g . ig t ven in En sh rans an d m asuremen s in d c ma s an in h e e c . gi gli g i , t i l of CO NTENTS PART THE EAR I. LY FOREIGN DYNASTIES AND THE GUPTAS SE - C ION I . BAC RIA N AN D INDO GREE K CO IN S IN RO IO T T , T DUCT N CATA LO GUE - II . THE IN O AR H IAN YNAS I ES IN RO D P T D T , T DUCTION CA TAL OGUE IH . K SHAN COIN S IN RO C I U , T DU T ON CA TA L OGUE IV N . THE G P A DY ASTY AND THE WE S ERN SA U T T TRAPS , INTRODUCT ION CATA L OGUE ADDENDA To PART I IN E X OF RULERs AR I D , P T LIST OF PLATES ‘ - Bactrz an and [ ado Greek Coins. SOPHYTES DIODOTOS EUTHYDEMOS EME RIOS . , , , D T AN A E ON AGATHOK LE S AN TIMA CHOS THE OS AND EUHRATIDEs . P T L , , , HELI OHLE S LYSIAS ANTI ALK IDA S IOME E S AND ARCHEEIOS . , , , D D , APOL L ODOTOS AGATH OK LE IA WI H S RA O AND S RA O A ONE . , T T T , T T L MENAN ER AND IONYSIOS D D . Z IL O S ANTIMACH OS NIK E PH OB OS PH IL OXE NOS HIPPOSTRATOS THE O O , , , , PH ILos AM YNTAS HERMAI OS WI H KA I OPE HE RMA IOS A ONE , , T LL , L , HERMAIOS W I H KADPHI SE S T . — - N MONO GRAM S AND MARRS BACTRIAN AND INDO GREEK : KUSHA . - Indo Parthian Coins. III MAUEs ONONES SPALAH ORA SPALAGADAMA SPALIRISHA AZ E S I . V . , , , , , IX AZ ES I AZ ILI SE S AZ E S II GONDOPHARES PAK ORE s ZE IONISE S SO ER . , , , , , , T ME GAS . - MON OGRAM S AND MARK S IN O AR HIA N . X . , D P T u h n ins K s d Co . DPHI SES I K DPHI E I K I KA , A S S I , AN SHKA . HU VI H K KANISHHA , S A . IluvIS HRA AS EVA AS , V UD , V U . KANESHHO AS E VA A ER BHA RA SAYATHA SI A SAN A , V UD (L T ) , D , , T , , ' BACHARNA CHH U SARVVAr A sA SRI SH AHI BA Z DEO HORMAZ D , , , , O , , K IN GS O F KA INGA HYRK ODE S HERAIOS L , , . a W Gu ta nd . Satra Coins p p . CHAN RA G P A I KA HA SAMUDRA PTA C GU CHA N RAG P A II GO . D U T , , , D U T ( LD) CHAN RAG P A II KUMARAGUPTA I SK ANDAGUPTA PRA RASADITI' A D U T , , , , é éANHA U ER A I A NC N GO . , T ( LD) II G P A Si LvE R AND COPPER COINS : WE A SI ER XV . U T STERN S TRAP LV P VA LAB HI SI VER AND COPPER ( ) , L . M MA I MARK S P III . ONOGRAM C G A GO COIN XV T , U T LD S . AB BREVIATIONS co er nc d n ron e . pp , i lu i g b z silver . e f a As iatic Soci ty o Beng l . gold . Br i s M se it h u um. Bra mi r h sc ipt . nn in m Coins o An ient Ind ia C a c . u gh , f n M a al n i a di o Coi s o ed i ev I d . tt , f E o Coins o S ouhern Ind ia. lli t, f t ear n di ade w i g m. i ic Indi Ep grap h ca. Ra n Ind ian C ins so o . p , Indi M m t an se Ca c a. u u , l ut Ind ian A n i r B m a ua o . t q y, b y rn l th ia i n l Jou a of e A s t c S ociety of Be ga . Ro al A sia i S i t y t c oc e y. Kharos i ri hth sc p t . e of reader l ft, . le ad . m no ram r s m . m mon o g o i il ar ark . r obve se . Proceed in s o the A s ia ic S ocie o Ben al g f t ty f g e r r Of reader . ight , - - m n f l R ve n . I. E R. C. ro ca e o Co . Car ac C f bi t i tt , . Re or Re or s Re or s o the A r haeolo ical S r v o In i p . p t p t f c g u ey f d a r ev. reverse . ar squ e . Z eitschr t d r deutschen mor enld nd is hen l ha t if e g c Gesel sc / . SECT ION I BACTRIAN AND INDO - GREEK INTRO D UCTIO N THE c ns Of S o h tes k n the Sal Ran e in the Pan ab the oi p y , i g of t g J , m rar Alexander Pl I rm a class b hemse ves and c n e . o t po y of ( , fo y t l , in Ind are not conn ected with the subsequen t development of coinage ia. The Bac r an ss ues on the c n rar are in ima e asso ca ed wi h the t i i , o t y , t t ly i t t cal Indian c na e an d a few w r ds h s r ca ex ana n are lo oi g , o of i to i l pl tio needed to show howthe association ar o se. D In or ab u the ear 250 B. c. iodotos vern r Bac r a o t y , , go o of t i , revo ed a ains the auh r the Seleuk idan s vere n and suc lt g t t o ity of o ig , eeded in und n a n ew k in d m the n de enden ce Of whi ch was c fo i g g o , i p r formally recogniz ed some forty y ears later by An tiochos the G eat. If Jus in ma be be ieved the un der the Bac r an m narch t y l , fo of t i o y surv ved his success but a sh r ime and was succeeded b his so n i o t t , y h Th x d ins Di s n nun e t e same name. e e an c od oto o e e of t t gol o of , g i ’ s m n h h Pl I 2 is in he As a e s b n xh b eci e w c . t c S c ca e e p of i ( , ) i ti o i ty i t, i it ’ a ra her u h u r ra and seems r eas nab e to acce Justin s t yo t f l po t it , it o l pt s a emen and a r bu e the ns Diodotos II Af er me e c . s ars t t t , tt i t oi to t o y , m 230 . M n si m sa abou B .
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