28 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI i, 
those of less weight than 56 grains. Omitting the coins of 
Altamsh, whose minute issues are beyond guesswork, we start 
size were increased for obvious purposes of convenience. The 
brass doganit of Muhammad _ bin Tughlaq retains the same 
this is correct, the latter contains but half a grain of silver, 
and the coin itself justifies this theory. It is extremely rare 
and in all probability it served little purpose, as the fals of 
pure copper would fill the need with less inconvenience 
0z Shah also claims credit for the shashgani, a seemine- 
& piece of six jaitils, and if this is the case, we may assume 
that the issue of such money ceased when the news of the 
accession of Abi ‘Abdullah reached Debli. 
The billons of Zafar and Ababakr with a square area have 
tions, _ The brass quarter (No. 199) was of 40 ratis, while the 
hashtgant was of 32 and the dogani of 16 ratts. This scale does 
not correspond with the alleged values, it is true, but it indi- 
gates an ascending order of worth, and even under the mad 
