1899,] Report on Treasure Trove Coins. 43 



History and Archsological Comm[ttee. 

 Babii Gaurdas Bjsack, Babu Pratap Chaudx'a Ghosli, The Revd. 

 H. B. Hyde, Pandit Mohanlal Visnulal Pandia, Dr. M. A. Stein, Mr. 

 C. R. Wilson. 



Natural History Committee. 

 Captain A. R. S. Anderson, I.M.S., Mr. J. F. Duthie, Mr. T. H. 

 Holland, Mr. R. D. Oldham, Mr. A. Pedlar, Major D. Prain, I.M.S., 

 Mr. E. Thurston, Dr. G. Watt, CLE. 



Physical Science Committee. 

 Captain A. R. S. Anderson, I. M. S., Mr. J. Eliot, C.I.E., Mr. T. H. 

 Holland, The Revd. E. Lafont, CLE,, Dr. Ashatosh Mukerjee, Mr. 

 R. D. Oldham, Mr. A. Pedler, Dr. P. C Roy, Dr. Mahendralal Sircar, 

 CLE. 



The Numismatic Reporter read reports on the finds of the follow- 

 ing Treasni^e Trove Coins : — 



I. Report on 202 old Silver Coins forwarded by Collector of Dar- 



bhanga -with his No. 575-G-., dated jft^ ^n^ult ' ^^^^' ^^^ ^^- 935-G., 

 dated 30th July, ]898. 



The coins are stated to have been found by some persons while 

 digging earth in village Malpur, Pargana Saraisa, District Darbhanga. 

 They are Rupees of eleven Moghul Emperors, from Akbar down to 

 Shah 'Alam II., the earliest date on these coins being the Ilahi year 

 49 of Akbar's reign ( = J603 A.D.), and the latest date the Hijri year 

 1175 ( = 1761 A. D.). They are mostly in an indiffei'ent condition and 

 belong to well-known types. 



Their classification stands thus : — 



(1) Akbar (963-1014 A.H. = 1556-1605 A.D,) : 



Ahmadabad Mint, Ilahi Rupee (round), year 49 .,, 1 : 1 



(2) JahangTr (I014-J037 A. H. = 1605-1628 A.D.) : 



Rupees of different varieties, from the following 

 Mint-places : 

 Ahmadabad, 1027 A.H. ... ... 1 



Akbarnagar, regnal year 20, Ilahi month 

 AmardGd ... ... ... 1 



Lahore, 1035 A.H. (21 r. y.) ... ... I 



Qandahar, r. y. 9, Ilahi month Tir 



,, ,> 10 >> Shahretvar 



,, ;> 11 )> Amard&d and 



Farwardl (sic !) 6 

 Tattah ,, 15 „ Milir 



„ „ 22 „ Ardibihisht ... 2 ; 11 



