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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
| No. | Findspot | Dynasty | King | Date | Language and Alphabet | Remarks |
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| 136 | Coin, No. 3
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Indo-Greek | Antialcidas Nikēphotos | ….
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Greek and Prakrit, and Kharōshṭhi. |
Silver, round ; Indian drachm. Second half of the second century B.C. Obverse : Diademed bust of king to right, wearing kausia. (Above) BAIΣ Λ EΩΣ NIKHФOPOY (Basielōs Nikē- phorou), (below) ANTIA Λ KIΔOY (Antialikidou). Reverse : Zeus enthroned, holding, in outstretched right hand Nike, whose wreath has been snatched by a retiring elephant. Kharoshṭhī legend : (above) maharajasa jayadharasa, (below) Aṁtialikitasa. Cf. Whitehead, P. M. Cat., Vol. I, o. 32, No. 167.
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| 137 | Do. No. 4 |
Gupta |
Kumāragupta I |
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Sanskrit, Brāhmī |
Gold, round ; Gupta dinara. Fifth century A.D. Obverse : The king, nimbate, riding to right on fully caparisoned horse and wearing long sash, the ends of which fly behind. Legend (from I) : Kshitipat[i]r=aj[itō vijayī Kumāraguptō divaṁ jayati]. Reverse : In pellet border, goddess (Lakshmī) nimbate, seated left on stool, holding some unidentified object (lotus ?) in left hand and offering some crudely represented thing (fruits ?) it peacock. Legend (from II) : Ajitamahēndraḥ. Cf. Allan, B. M. Cat., p. 71, No. 211, Pl. XIII, No. 7.
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| 138 | Do. No. 5 |
Nāga (of Padmāvatī). |
Vṛishabha | ….
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Do. |
Copper, round ; small coin. Fourth century A.D. Obverse : In pellet border, bull’s head facing. Reverse : In pellet border, a star in the centre, around which is the legend : Mahārāja Vṛishabha. See Journ. Num. Soc. Ind., Vol. XVI, p. 270.
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| 139 | Do. Stone No.1. From Narwar |
Yajvapāla |
Gōpāla | V. S. 1339, Pausha ba. 10, Thursday. Irregular.
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Sanskrit, Nāgarī |
Cf. Bhandarkar, No. 603.
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| 140 | Do. No. 2. From Bhilsa |
…. | …. | V. S. 935, Vaiśākha śu. 3. |
Sanskrit, early Nagari. . |
Damaged. Records several grants made by a merchant of the Pāravāḍa community in favour of the deities in the temple of Bhāillasvāmin. Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXX, pp. 211 ff.
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| 141 | Do. No. 3. From Barōḍī |
Yajvapāla | Gōpāla | V. S. 1336, Mārgaśīr sha ba. 6, Friday. Irregular |
Sanskrit, Nāgarī |
Records the construction of a well by Dēvadhara, chief minister of the king’s father Asalladēva. Composed by Śivanābha of Gōpādri, traced on stone by Vikrama and engraved by sūtradhāra Bhīmadēva, all three working under the supervision of Sōmadēva. Cf. Bhandarkar’s List, No. 597. |
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