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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[SEPTEMBER, 1891.
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Obv. Vishņu scated, with the discus and the conch.
Sri-PraRev.
5T tapa-Krisliņa(राय
raya. The ruder varieties of this coin are probably re-coinages of one of the Nayakas of ChitraHurga (Chitaldroog) in Maisar; see Hawkes, p. 13.
No. 27. MST. Gold. Half pagoda.
(Moor, Nos. 18 to 21. Elliot, No. 175.) Same type as No. 26. On some specimens of Nos: 26 and 27, the sitting figuru looks like a female and might be intended for Lakshmi. Marsden, p. 737, mentions a quarter pagodu of the same type.
No. 28. STH. Copper. Obv. A kneeling figure of Garuda, which faces the left.
Rev. Same as Nos. 26 and 27.
V. Achyutaraya.
No. 29. TH. Gold. Pagoda. Oby. A double-headed eagle (gandabhérunda), holding elephants in its beaks and claws.
BAT
Sri-PraRev. area tâpâchyuta(राब
rậya.
No. 30. BT. Gold. Half pagoda. (Wilson, Nos. 92 and 93. Moor, No. 3. Bidie, No. 10, a. Elliot, No. 99.)
Same type as No. 27.
No. 31. SH. Gold. Half pagoda. (Wilson, Nos. 94 and 95. Moor, Nos. 1, 2, 4. Elliot, No. 98.)
Oby. A gandabherunda, which is walking to the left. rafa
Sri-PraRev. area tâpachyuta 12 . .. R
raya. The name of the king on Nos. 30 and 31 has been read as Pratápavira, Pratápa déva, Pratápachatura and Pratápáchatuta. These misreadings were caused by the Nandinâgari group chyu differing considerably from the corresponding group in northern Nagari.
VI. Sadasivar&ya.
No. 32. Gold. Pagoda. (Hawkes, Plate iii. No. 13. Elliot, No. 100.) Obv. Vishņu and Lakshmi, seated. af
Sri-PrataRev. Therfer pa-Sadasi
varêya. The two sitting figures with Vaishṇava or Saiva emblems are common to this coin with Nos. 2, 4 to 6, and 25. They were subsequently adopted on three pagodas of later date, on which they have distinct Saiva attributes and are accordingly intended for Siva and Parvati :
13 Read Pratap Achyuta.
