A Peep into Toorkisthhan eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 153 pages of information about A Peep into Toorkisthhan.

A Peep into Toorkisthhan eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 153 pages of information about A Peep into Toorkisthhan.

No. 2.  A square copper coin of Apollodotus:  legend, [Transliterated from the Greek lettering, Basileus pollodot soter]; a male figure, holding in one hand a club, and a spear in the other.  The reverse bears Pelhvic characters.

No. 3.  A square copper coin of Eucratides:  [Transliterated from the Greek, Basileus megal] is only decypherable.  If of Eucratides the Great, of which I have no doubt, this coin is of great value, as he reigned in Bactria 181 B.C.  The reverse bears a Pelhvic legend, with the figures of two warriors mounted.

No. 4.  A square silver coin of Menander.  A helmeted head, with the inscription, [Transliterated from the Greek, Basileus soteros Menandrou].  The reverse bears the emblematic figure of an owl.

No. 5.  A square copper coin, inscription illegible.  On the obverse is a woman holding a flower or a priest offering incense.  It appears to be a Kanirkos coin.

No. 6.  A round silver Indo-Scythian coin.

No. 7.  A square silver coin of Apollodotus, 195 B.C.  Obverse, an elephant, with the Bactrian monogram beneath—­[Transliterated from the Greek, Basileus pollodoton soteros].  Reverse, an Indian bull.  The characters and figures on this coin are very distinct.

No. 8.  Another coin of Menander.  An elephant’s head with the proboscis elevated:  legend, [Transliterated from the Greek, Basileus soteros Menandrou].  On the reverse is a cannon.  This is an old and valuable coin.

No, 9.  A gold coin, supposed by Lady Sale to be a Kadphises.  The legend begins with Amokad and ends with Korano.  On the reverse is a naked figure, with the right arm stretched out.  A few specimens, but in copper, have been found in the barrow at Maunikyala in the Punjaub.  Lady Sale considers this coin to be a great beauty and of value.

No. 10.  A gem found in the plain of Buggram.

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