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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(AUGUST, 1908
No. 1-A. Oopper -
Obv. - Garuda, passing to right; left knee up; right knee down ; in circle of dots. Rev. - A double-peaked mountain, surrounded by an irregularly-shaped line, with dots outside.
Moon above mountain.
No. 1-B. Copper -
Obv. and Rev. - Similar ; but the figure of Garuda cruder, and the legs too small for the body. No, 1-C. Copper -
Obv. - An inscription in Telugu characters " Arunar." A line and dot circle outside. Rov. Similar, but smaller, mountair.. Double line circle, with circle of dots between the lines.
" Arunddri" and " Arunagiri" are Sanskrit names of Tiruvannamalai in the South Arcot District. (Epi. Ind. III. 240.) . . No. 1-D. Copper - Obv. - An object which looks like a mountain, but may not be intended for one. There is a curve
in this which is absent in the three last. Rev. - Inscription in Nagari characters. The characters"--pu-- prati" appear clear.
This may belong to a totally different series of coins, bat, if so, I cannot classify it. No, 2-A. Copper -
The first of a series in my possession with similar reverses, but different obverses. All from Southern India.
Obv. - Vishnu and Lakshmi, seated, a circle of dots. Rev. -The legend ári vira, in characters which appear to be Telugu rather than Kanarese. The
syllables vira stand below the girl. There are slight differences in almost all the coins. The second character, on some specimens, looks like and even 4, rather
than ti. No. 2-B. Copper - Obv. - A god, or king, standing, under a canopy, with emblems to left that look as if derived
from coins which bear the Chêra bow. Reo. - Similar to 1-A.
No. 2-0. Copper -
Obu. - Standing figure of Narasimhs.
Rev. - Similar to 1-A, but apparently corrupt. No. 2-D. Copper -
Obu. - Apparently Vishņu and Lakshmi seated on a horse váhana, within a circle of dots. Rev. - Similar to 1-A.
No. 2-3. Copper -
Obu. - Much injured, but apparently a single figure, seated on a vdhana. Reu. - Similar to l-A.
No. 9-7. Copper -
Obv. - Looks like a dancing Krishna, under a canopy.
Rev. - Similar to No. 1-A. No. 2-6. Copper -
Obu. — A dancing Krishna, with snake. Rou. - Allied to the type of legend on No. 1-A, but different. Apparently thoro aro logr
characters here, and the second is chá in place of the of of the others.
