1894.] Pliilological Socrolaiy — Ticporls on Old Coins. G3 



VI. Report on four old gold coins, forwarded by the Collector of 

 Malda with his No. 440G., dated f| November 1893 ; and No. 470G., 

 dated 13tli December 1893. 



These coins, together "with a peice of a broken gold ornament, arc 

 stated to have been found, by a man " wliile he was working on the 

 homestead of one Newai Sliaha, of Enaitpur, outpost Manickchak." 

 The ornament was not forwarded. 



Two of these gold moliurs belong to the Mughal series ; viz., one 

 being, a mohur of Muhammad Shall (J131-11G1 A. H. = 1719-1748 

 A. D.), mint Etilwa, dated 1131 ahad; the other a mohur of Shall 

 'Alam (1173-1221 A. H. = 1759-1806 A. D.), mint Daru-s-Saltauat Shah 

 Jahanabad, dated. 1202, jahls 29. 



One is a mohur of the East-India Company, struck in the name of 

 Shah 'Alam, mint Murshidabad, date 1202, marked " Sau 19." 



The fourth is a mohu.r of the Maharaja Ram Siijgh of Jaipur, of 

 the 29th year of Shah 'Alam, marked with a twig (mint-mark of 

 JaijDur). 



VH. Retort on 55 old silver coins forwarded by the Deputy Com- 

 missioner of the Kangra District, with his No. 143, dated 24th January 

 1894. 



These coins are stated to have been found in the village of Thakur- 

 dwara, Tahsil Niirpur. Only 26, selected from them by me, have been 

 acquired for the Government. The balance of 29 coins has been return- 

 ed to the Deputy Commissioner to be disposed of. 



The 26 coins belong to the following Mu gln l emperors of India : 

 Shah 'Alam Bahadur 1119-1124 A. H. = 1707-1712 A. D. ; Farrukh 

 Siyar, 1124-1131 A. H. = 1713-1719 A. D. ; Rafl'u-d-daulah (,Shah 

 Jahan II) 1131 A. H.=.1719 A. D. ; Muhammad Shah 1131-1161 

 A. H. =. 1719-1748 A. D. ; Ahmad Shah llGl-1169 A. H. = 1748-1754 

 A. D. 



The following is a detailed statement : — 



1, Bahadur Shah, like British Museum Catalogue, No. 858, 



mint DdrH-s-SuItanat Ldhor, date 1120 and 1121 2 



2, Farrukh Siyar, as in British Museum Catalogue, 



Nos. 896, 918, etc., 1127, 3, 1129, 6, 1130, 7, 1130, 6, 

 1126, 3. Mint Akhardhad, Bdru-l-khildfat Shah 

 Jahandhdd, Ddru-s-S dltanat Lahor 6 



3, Shah jahan II, as in British Museum Catalogue, No. 947, 



mint Akhardhdd, 1131, ahad 1 



4, Muhammad Shah, as in British Museum Catalogue, No. 



958 and 959. Mints Ddru-l-Khilafgt Shah Jahanabad, 



