Indian Antiquary Vol 09

SR No.: 032501
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 398
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1880.
Obverse-Small Chaitya, with 3 arches. Ser pent at the foot. Legend- 5 Hoga *** युमवस.
Raño Vasitho-putasa...Puyumavasa. Reverse-The usual Ujjain symbol.
VÅsifat BRANCH.-SIVAśrf. No. 12.-Lead. Weight 86 grains. Size 4. Mr. Sewell's coin.
Obverse-Chaitya as above. Legend- T rear gr7 ferare
Raño Vasitho-putasa Sivasirasa. Reverse-As usnal.
Vâsipat BRANCH.-CHANDRA. No. 13.-Lead. Size 4. Obverse-Chaitya as usual. Legend
अ वासिठो पुतस सिरि चंद सतस Rano Vasistho-putasa Siri Chanda satasa. This reading of this legend is to a certain extent conjectural. The absolute-letters of the name would be preferentially rendered argue Vadasatasa. Reverse - The Ujjain symbol.
CHANDRA. No. 14.-Lead. Weight 112 grains. Size 5. Mr. Sewell, from Gudivada.
Obverse-Horse to the right. Legend - In coarsely engraved letters--
अ सिरिचंद
Rano Siri Chandasa. Revorse-The Ujjain symbol.
No. 140.--Weight 70 grains. Size 4. Small coins of similar types, but of superior execution. The legend itself seems to be more full and complete, and the letters are better formed. Mr. Sewell's specimens are not in very good condition, but the legend seems to run
रत्र सिरि चंद सतस. Raño Siri Chanda satasa.
SATAKARNI Coins. No. 15.-Copper? Weight (average) 35 grains. Size 4.
Obverse-A well-outlined figure of an elephant, free, trunk erect, without trappings. Legend-fart har for
Siri Satakani. 100; and Genl. Cunningham, Ancient Geography of India, (1871) page 541; see also Professor R. G. Bhandarkar, London Oriental Congress, 1874, pp. 307-810. No. 86, N Asik Inscription," on the 13th day, in the second fortnight of Grishma in the year 19 nineteen of the King Srl Pudumayi the son of Vleishthi" fart 95H . No. 28a also com mences Taart afast gafas-
Reverse-The Ujjain symbol.
No. 16.-Lead. Size 3. Weight 35 grains. 2 specimens.
Obverse-A crude figure of an elephant to the left.
Legend-eftau Sarivana or Salivara, perhaps a repetition of the name, but not necessarily indicative of the personality of the great monarch. Reverse-The Ujjain symbol.
RUDRA. No. 17.-Lead. Similar coins. 3 specimens. Legend-सर रुद
Siri Ruda. The is on one occasion given as 3, and the R, if required for Rudra, has to be supplied to the existing context.
SINHA COINS. No. 18.-Lead. Weight, varying from 218 to 250 grains. Sizes from 6 to 7.
Mr. Sewell. 11 coins from Amaravati.
Obverse-A spirited outline of a lion, standing erect, to the right : to the front, a square pedestal with cross lines, above which is a standard upright line intersected by four rows of bars, forming in effect with the central staff a series of four-repeated triệulas or tridents.
Legend-Above the lion, in somewhat indistinct letters, सकसकस sakasakasa or सकसकस्य sakasakasya, Seshak ?
This is perhaps the most appropriate place io notice the metallic constituents of the coins and the coincident mechanical appliances of the Andhra Mints.
Dr. Percy has taken so much interest in the former question, as to have the family class of coins exhaustively tested in the Laboratory of the School of Mines. The larger pieces prove to be simply lead, retaining only so far a trace of copper such as the local assayists did not take the trouble to eliminate. The secondary admixture of lead and copper with a view to form a new compound is stated to be chemically impracticable.
The larger leaden coins were obviously, in many cases, cast, but lead was alike so soft in itgHf, pp. 314-317, and see the Professor's remarlos on the coins, page 849.
1 Figured in Sir W. Elliot's Plate ix. Madras Journal of Lit. and Science, vol. III. No. 58, weight 226-9, and No. 57, square coin with similar devices.
See also Wilson, Asiatic Researches, vol. XVII. Plate . figs. 117, 118.