Jainism Early Faith of Ashoka

Author(s): Edward Thomas
Publisher: Trubner and Company London

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THE EARLY FAITH OF AȘOKA.
OOERKI. No. 2. (Obverse. King seated cross-legged, wearing a close-fitting
helmet, with bossed cheek-plates and flowing fillets, ornamental coat fastened by two brooches or link-buttons in front, flames issue from both shoulders. He holds a small mace in the right
hand, and a spear in the left.) Reverse. Figure as in Plate. Legend. HPAKIAO, Hercules. No. 3. (Bust of the King, as in the ordinary Kadphises types (A.A.
xiv. 2). Quilted coat, flame issuing from the right shoulder,
close cap, double feather frontlet, half moon, spiked mace, etc.) Reverse. Figures as in Plate. Legend. Mao Moon, MIIPO Sun. No. 4. (Obverse. Doerki, old form (A.A. xiv. 6), die much worn.) Reverse. Figure as in Plate. Legend. PIAH (or pion or pion), Pallaa.
This type was first introduced at Rome by Domitian, A.D. 80, who affected to be the son of Pallas Capitolina.-Trésor de
Numismatique, p. 42. No. 5. (Obverse. OOHPKI, (A.A. xiv. 6), worn-out die.)
Reverse. Figure as in Plate. Legend. NPOH or wpov. Varuna. No. 6. (Obverse. Well-executed bust of King, with close-fitting cap,
eagle feather frontlet, and flowing Sassanian fillets at the back; silken dress, with large necklace. He holds a small mace,
and an ankus (elephant goad). Reverse. Figure as in Plate. Legend. CAPANO, Sarapis. No. 7. (Obverse. King seated, the general outline of the device is
similar to that of No. 2; but the crossed legs are merged in rising clouds. The helmet has a prominent frontlet in the form of the sun, no cheek-plates, the ear and beard are visible, flames on shoulders, spear and mace, the coat is more than usually open in front and displays an embroidered under
garment.) Reverse. Figure as in the Plate. Legend. ZEPO (Ceres), Diana.
Device imitated from a coin of Augustus, A.U.C. 744, B.c. 10.
-Trésor de Numismatique, vii. 12. No. 8. (Bust of King, similar to No. 2; Sun frontlet, in this instance
the helmet has a cheek bar only, and shows the ear, traces of Sassanian fillets, etc. Armlets, link-brooch, mace, spear, etc. In one example of the Mars reverse, the obverse head is similar to No. 16 infrd, but the King wears a pallium.) Reverse. Figure of a Roman warrior, as in the Plate. There
are five varieties of this reverse. In one instance the figure