116 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII. 
(1. Goldmiinze d, Sassaniden konigs Varanes III; 2. Gold- 
miinze d, kénigin Purandocht. D. Aufschriften beider 
sind in Pehlewi). 
This paper is mentioned in the Jahresberichte der 
Geschichtswissenschaft, XXXI (1908), Perser, E. 
Wilhelm, p. I, 33, no. 111; but the names of the 
author and the journal are not given. 
It appears from the Orientalisch Litteratur Zeitung, 11, 
pp. 48 and 257 that a gold coin of Bahram III was presented 
to the Royal Museum of Berlin in 1907. Perhaps it is the 
same as described above. 
FurpoonJer D. J. Parucx. 
25th June, 1919. 
219. Mint Towns or tue Deati SULTANS. 
provincial mints of the earlier rulers, and the list of Sari mints 
is still far from complete. Save in a few cases which are sup- 
tural references. Many mints have been suggested which are 
not in the list, but they yet need definite proof, and possibly 
their omission may incite the propounders of these suggestions 
to establish their theories by irrefutable evidence. 
Abu. 
This is believed to be a copper mint of Sher Shah, who 
obtained possession of the celebrated hill fortress through the 
agency of Khawas Khan. It had belonged formerly to Raja 
oth on the area and on the margin of the obverse. There is 
no reason to believe that this mint continued to work after the 
death of Sher Shah in 952. 
Agra. 
A small copper coin attributed to Altamsh was struck at 
some town whose name might be read as Agra, but no mention 
of this place occurs in history until its foundation, or possibly 
