62 Philological Secretary — Beiwrts on Old Coins. [Mar. 



V. Report on 72 old silver coins forwarded by the Deputy Com- 

 missioner of Delhi, with his No. 1119, dated llth December 1893. 



Those coins are stated to have been found outside the Delhi City 

 during the course of some excavations. 



They are all rupees of the following three Mu gh al emperors of 

 Delhi; viz., Farrukh Siyar, 1124-1131 A. H. = 1713-1719 A. D., Rafi'u- 

 d-daulah (or Shah Jahau II.) 1131 A. H. = 1719 A. D., and Muhammad 

 Shah, 1161-1131 A. H. = 1719-1748 A. D. The earliest coin of the find 

 is dated 1128 A. H. = 1717 A. D., and the latest 1151 A. H. = 1738 

 A. D. ; accordingly the find covers a period of 2J years. 



The following is a detailed statement : — 



1. Farrdkjj Siyar, type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 891, 



SA«/i Ja/«a«fi6a(,?, date lost, reign 5 1 



2. Shah Jahan II. 



a, Tjpe as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 947, Mustaqiru-l- 



Khildfat Ahbardbdd, 1131, ahad 1 



h, Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 952, but Baru-l- 



JQiilaf at Shah Jahdiidhdd, 1131, ahad 2 3 



3. Muhammad ShAH. 



a, Type not in Brit. Mus. Cat., sahib qirdn, mint 

 D dm-l-Khildfat Shah Jahdndbdd, 1141, 10, 1143, 

 12, 1147, 17*, 1145, 152, n^e, 252, 1148, IS^, 



1141, 13, 1139, 8, illegible 12 26 



h, Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 1029, mint Ddru-U 



Khildfat Skdh Jahdndbdd, 1141, 11^, 1146, 16, 

 1148, 18^ 1133, 3, 1150, 20, 1135, 5, 1137, 72, 



1142, 12, 1149, 19, 1147, 17 15 



c, Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat,, No. 959, mint Ddru-l- 



KMldfat Shdh Jahdndbdd, 1133, 32 2 



d, Type as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 967 (bddshdh 



ghdzl) mint Mustaqiru-l-Khildfat Akbardbdd, 

 1141, 17, 1149, 19, 1143, 13, 1132,2, 1140, 10, 

 illegible 3; Barell 1137, 7, 1145,15; Bdru-s- 

 Salfanat Ldhor, 1132, 2, 1136 6; Givdliyar, 

 1147, 172, 1114, 4, 1140, 10, 1142, 12, 1148, 8, 

 Mtthammaddbad-Bandras, 1151, 21, illegible^ ... 24 



e, New type of bddshdh ghdz't, mint Bdru-l-Khild- 



fat Shdh Jahdndbdd, [1132], 2, a twig in usual 



place of san 1 68 



Total ... 72 



