The legend here is M--probably for malka, "king"-- or else Kadi, together with a mint-mark.

The mints named are numerous, comprising (according to Mordtmann) Persepolis, Ispahan, Rhages, Nehavend, Darabgherd, Zadracarta, Nissa, Behistun, Chuzistan, Media, Kerman, and Azerbijan; or (according to Mr.Thomas) Persepolis, Rasht, Nehavend, Darabgherd, Baiza, Modai'n, Merv, Shiz, Iran, Kerman, Yezd, and fifteen others.

The general character of the coinage is rude and coarse, the reverse of the coins showing especial signs of degradation.
[PLATE XXI., Fig.

6.] Besides his coins, one other memorial of the reign of Perozes has escaped the ravages of time.

This is a cup or vase, of antique and elegant form, engraved with a hunting-scene, which has been thus described by a recent writer: "This cup, which comes from Russia, has a diameter of thirty-one centimetres, and is shaped like a ewer without handles.