The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

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ventured to place bis name there, and this theory, the
justice of which has been denied by Dr. von Sallet, seems
to me to be fully borne out by No. 9, the portrait on
which piece is absolutely identical with that on the common
gold coins of Diodotus, whence we may reasonably
infer that it represents that king.
Mr. Grant is of opinion that all these coins are derived
from the find by the Oxus River, of which mention has
already been made in the Chronicle. 6 His reason for this
belief is that they were brought to Rawul-Pindee in the
winter of 1877 8 at the same time and by the same
individuals. As, however, besides coins of the Seleucidse,
these individuals brought money of King Lysimachus,
Tarsus, Sinope, Aspendus, and Ephesus, it would seem
most likely that they added to their stock on the road
from the Oxus to India by purchasing any ancient coins
they could find in the bazaars.
Mr. Grant has been fortunate enough to secure a num-
ber of other pieces in silver and copper of the Syrian,
Bactrian, and Parthian kings. As, however, they do not
present new types of importance, but only interesting
varieties, and as a dry list of these would scarcely interest
readers of the Numismatic Chronicle,
them in detail.
6 Vol. xix. pp. 112.
I will not describe
PERCY GARDNER.