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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[OCTOBER, 1880.
.... gudapharasa, almost quite distinct. Standing Cunningham: mahdrájasa sachchha (mapidasa) figure V. before, half dressed, with diadem, sup- 8a8a8a. Zeus Nikephoros standing 1. monograms. porting the L. on the trident, stretching out the "Of this variety I have never seen a distinct R. (Poseidon 2) L. and n monogram. (Wilson, specimen. The drawing in Wilson, Ariana, Pl. V. Ariana, pl. v. 16)."
19 (ibid. No. 20 is not of this, but the preceding "A 4-7. BACIAEWS COTHPOC VNAODEPPOY. variety) and the originals before me display only Bearded bust with diadem and earrings, in rich traces of a superscription on the reverse. dress r. Dradratasa (for tradatasa, curpos) mahd- "It is at all events certain, that this 'Godopara vdjasa gudapha. asa or gadapha. asa. Nike with Sasa' has nothing at all to do with Abdagasas." garland and palm r. Prinsep-Thomas read tra- "Sanabarus is in my opinion perhaps idendatasa for dradratasa. I cannot give a satisfactory tical with the Indian king 'Ακάβαρος or Μάμβαρος explanation of the penultimate letter; it can of the Periplus Mar. Erythr.---of late Arsakidan scarcely be d, it is certainly not an r.
times, perhaps about 80 A. D. A contemporary "Æ. Small BACI... BAC... Y; bearded head or successor of Yndopheres. His drachms are r. rdjadirdjasa mahatasa gudapharasa, Lightning- indeed of good, perhaps of better silver than those throwing Pallas, as in Menander ; &c. r. mongrams. of Yndopheres, but later in fabrication. Prinsep-Thomas No. 7. Remarkable, because "Æ. 3. Bearded bust with tiara, 1. resembling this coin demonstrates the suocession of Yndo- those which first appeared among the Arsakides pheres to the Greek kings and to Ranjubulo." of the year enr (389 = 77 A. D.) behind it TT
“The coins of the so-called 'Sub-Abdagases which is supposed to be = NO. Sasan' (Prinsep-Thomas, p. 216) are probably "BACIAEVO METAO CA NABAPO round the ennothing more than a variety of Yndopheres. I tbroned kingr., with tiara, holding a bow, as on the have several originala before me; they are copper Arsakidan coins. Around the throne TTT or more probably Billon-coins (deteriorated tetra- r. . Berlin (Prokesch), Tat. v. 8." drachms).
"Hithertothe letters round the throne have been "Æ.5. Completely barbarized circumscription; considered as designating the Seleukidan year it &c. The bearded king on horseback r.; with (hence T inversely 1) 313 wherefore Sanabarus outstretched R. garland.
garland.
Before him the symbol
Before him the symbol was placed much earlier than I place him (Thomas X and an Aryan-letter.
- I. c. and Gardner, Parthian Coinage, p. 46). The “Half-dressed figure with diadem r., stretching Berlin specimens demonstrate however the unout the R. in the l. arm & sceptre (Zeus P pro- tenableness of this assumed numerals of years. bably not the king); 1. the symbol W "; mono- The T and 7 &c. strokes make their appearance grams and letters in the field. O
in great numbers as a decoration round the "The circumscription is according to Prinsep- throne. Thomas: mahdrájasa mahatasa tradatasa... "The head and its tiara appear to me quite evi. godapharasa 8a8a8a ; the omitted word is read by dently copies from later Arsakidans. This tiara Cunningham (see Prinsep-Thomas, vol. II, p.216): first appears, as already observed, on Areakidan devahadasa "god-hearted." On the reverse of coins in the year 77 A. D., hence the year 77 A.D. is the originals before me, the following is distinct. the earliest date for Sanabarus." (p. 167). Mahara... (trada)tasa . vahadasa gadapharasa Abda gases (p. 228). "Nephew of Yndo(or go or gudapharasa) sasasa. Therefore the pheres. The passage communicated by Gutschmid lection deva-hadasa is very probable, although the from the Apokryph. Evangelium Joannnis de obitu first letter does not look quite like a d. The Mariæis important. There the apostle Thomas says forms are of course somewhat careless, and of his mission to the king of India: Toù vioù This therefore the lection deva-hadasa is not quite | αδελφής του βασιλέως ονόματι Λαβδανούς υπ' εμού certain, but the name of Yndopheres is entirely Memortos oppayiccolai év to Talario. Moreover, be80; gadaphara (or go, gu-) and sasasa in the sides Gondophoros, his brother Gad who was lection, but Abdagasas is impossible; not a trace of converted with him, is mentioned ; now Gutachmid indication of his name stands on the coins. Also justly compares BACIAEY ABAAA TYNAIMEPO the reading Sasan is arbitrary : Sasan may cer- ΑΔΕΛΦΙΔΕωΣ" with υιός της αδελφής του βασιλεως. tainly be a name, but the founder of the Sasanians This is certainly, the same person, and the notice can scarcely be meant.
again demonstrates how well the first legend-writers "Æ. 5. Like. Circumscription according to were informed about Gondophares and his family.
-10 This word occurs also on P. 47 spelt "Ranjabala" the name of a satrap, but Sollet observes in a foot-note that the letter 1 is not settled.
11 This occurs at the commencement of early Bauddha inscriptions.-ED.
13 This is probably a genitive, not nominative, for adepideós =åde pidous.
