56 Philological Secretary — Reports on Old Coins. [Mar. 



Mahamahopadhyaya Chandra Kanta Tarkalankai'. 

 Professor Theodor Noeldeke. 

 Dr. Reinhold Rost, CLE., LL.D. 



The following gentlemen have expressed a Avish to withdraw from 

 the Society : — 



Dr. L. A. Waddell. 



J. H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., C.S. 



The Philological Secretary (Numismatic) read reports on the fol- 

 lowing finds of Treasure Trove Coins : — 



1, Repokt on 31 old silver coins forwarded by the Collector of 

 Patna, with his N"o. 1253R., of 10th August 1893. 



The coins are stated, in the Collector's original letter. No. 152f>R., 

 dated 26th August 1892, to have been found on the 23rd June 1892, 

 buried in the ground in a field at Patna. 



They are Mughal coins; 29 are full rupees, and 3 are half-rupees 

 of the following Emperors: Muhammad Shah (1 specimen), Ahmad 

 Shah (9), 'Alamgir II (10), Shah Jahan III (9), Shah 'Alam (2). They 

 reigoed from 1131-1221 A. H. = 1719-1806 A. D. As Shah 'Alam's 

 coins are dated 1181 A. H. = 1770 A. D., and Muhammad Shah's, 1151 

 A. H. = 1738 A. D., this find covers a period of 32 years. 



The following is a detailed description : — No. of 



J, Muhammad Sttah, type Badshah Ghazi, similar to Specimens 

 British Museum Catalogue, No. 985, mint 'Azimabad, 

 date 115*, 20 1 



2, Ahmad Shah. 



a. Type as in Br. Mus. Cat., No. 1045, mint of 

 six: 'Azimabad (nearly obliterated), date 1166, 6*, 

 11G6, 52, 1163, 3I; all fall rupees 7 



b. Same type, mint and date 1160, G, but half- 

 rnpces 2 9 



3, 'Alamg'ir II. 



rt. Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 1075, mint 'Azim- 

 fibad, 1171, 52, 1172, 63, 1170, 32, 1171, 4. Total... 8 



b. Type, similar to Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 1066, mint 



Jahannagar 11**, 5, Arkat (?) 11**, 3 2 10 



4, Shah Jahan III. 



a. Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 1087, mint 'Azim- 

 abad (almost obliterated), date 1073, ahad^, 1074, 

 ahad.^ Total 8 



