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BACTRIA AND INDIA.
709
Telephus. Bilingual 2R | staters of Indian weight, BAZIAEHZ EYEP-
TETOY THAE0OY, Giant Skythes(?) serpent-footed, holding hammer in
each hand, rev. Helios radiate and male figure wearing wreath or horned,
standing facing (B. M. Cat., Pl. XXXII. 7).
Hermaeus. Bilingual 2R staters and | staters of Indian weight, BAZ-
IAERZ ZHTHPOZ EPMAIOY, Bust diademed or helmeted, or King on
horseback, rev. Zeus enthroned facing (Fig. 375). Square and round
Fig. 375.
ZE resembling Al, or obv. Head of bearded deity radiate or wearing
Phrygian cap or tiara, rev. Horse or Zeus enthroned (B. M. Cat., Pl.
XV. 1-7).
The coins of this king are imitated by the non-Greek king Kadphises,
with the blundered legend ZTHPDZ SY EPMAICY for ZHTHPOZ EP-
MAIOY. Some of these imitations have Nike on the reverse (B. M. Cat.,
Pl. XV. 8 ; XXXII. 8).
Hermaeus and Calliope. Bilingual HI | staters of Indian weight,
BAZIAEHZ ZHTHPOZ EPMAIOY KAI KAAAIOHHZ, Busts of King
and Queen diademed, rev. King on horseback (B. M. Cat., Pl. XV.
9, 10).
Epigraphy. The Indian inscriptions on the reverses of the above-de-
scribed coins are of two kinds, (a) Indian Pali, which occurs only on the
coins of Pantaleon and Agathocles, and (/3) Arian Pali on those of all the
other monarchs. The legend almost always begins with the word.
Ilaharajasa— BAZIAEDZ. This is followed by one or more
high-sounding epithets, such as T tradatasa — ZHTHPOZ;
dhramikasa — A I K A I 0 Y , jayadrhardpa, = N I K H <t> 0 P 0 Y ;
apadiliatasa = ANIKHTOY; mahatasa — META-
AOY ; praticlbhasa — ETTI0ANOYZ; palanakra,-
masa— EYEPTETOY ; Y rajaclirajasa — BAZIAEflZ BAZIAEHN.
Other words are also occasionally met with which cannot be rendered
by Greek equivalents. Last of all follows the king’s name, transliterated
as nearly as possible from the Greek, though sometimes hardly recog-
nisable in its Indian form, e.g. Bvulcratidasa = EYKPATI-
AOY ; T'T^,^-«to=ZTPATnNOZ ; Menadrasa = M E N A N -
APOY; /Arw<7y<2M=EPM Al 0 Y, etc. For a complete list of
these Prakrit legends, with their Greek and English renderings, the
student is referred to Prof. Gardner’s Catalogue, already so frequently
cited.
709
Telephus. Bilingual 2R | staters of Indian weight, BAZIAEHZ EYEP-
TETOY THAE0OY, Giant Skythes(?) serpent-footed, holding hammer in
each hand, rev. Helios radiate and male figure wearing wreath or horned,
standing facing (B. M. Cat., Pl. XXXII. 7).
Hermaeus. Bilingual 2R staters and | staters of Indian weight, BAZ-
IAERZ ZHTHPOZ EPMAIOY, Bust diademed or helmeted, or King on
horseback, rev. Zeus enthroned facing (Fig. 375). Square and round
Fig. 375.
ZE resembling Al, or obv. Head of bearded deity radiate or wearing
Phrygian cap or tiara, rev. Horse or Zeus enthroned (B. M. Cat., Pl.
XV. 1-7).
The coins of this king are imitated by the non-Greek king Kadphises,
with the blundered legend ZTHPDZ SY EPMAICY for ZHTHPOZ EP-
MAIOY. Some of these imitations have Nike on the reverse (B. M. Cat.,
Pl. XV. 8 ; XXXII. 8).
Hermaeus and Calliope. Bilingual HI | staters of Indian weight,
BAZIAEHZ ZHTHPOZ EPMAIOY KAI KAAAIOHHZ, Busts of King
and Queen diademed, rev. King on horseback (B. M. Cat., Pl. XV.
9, 10).
Epigraphy. The Indian inscriptions on the reverses of the above-de-
scribed coins are of two kinds, (a) Indian Pali, which occurs only on the
coins of Pantaleon and Agathocles, and (/3) Arian Pali on those of all the
other monarchs. The legend almost always begins with the word.
Ilaharajasa— BAZIAEDZ. This is followed by one or more
high-sounding epithets, such as T tradatasa — ZHTHPOZ;
dhramikasa — A I K A I 0 Y , jayadrhardpa, = N I K H <t> 0 P 0 Y ;
apadiliatasa = ANIKHTOY; mahatasa — META-
AOY ; praticlbhasa — ETTI0ANOYZ; palanakra,-
masa— EYEPTETOY ; Y rajaclirajasa — BAZIAEflZ BAZIAEHN.
Other words are also occasionally met with which cannot be rendered
by Greek equivalents. Last of all follows the king’s name, transliterated
as nearly as possible from the Greek, though sometimes hardly recog-
nisable in its Indian form, e.g. Bvulcratidasa = EYKPATI-
AOY ; T'T^,^-«to=ZTPATnNOZ ; Menadrasa = M E N A N -
APOY; /Arw<7y<2M=EPM Al 0 Y, etc. For a complete list of
these Prakrit legends, with their Greek and English renderings, the
student is referred to Prof. Gardner’s Catalogue, already so frequently
cited.