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Tarikh-i-Daidi than Patna as it now stands, so that probably 
the fort of Sher Shih was considerably above the town of 
Patna and nearer the present cantonment of Danapir, if not 
actually situated there. 
Rohtas. 
Sahat-i-Sind. 
This curious appellation appears on rare billon coins of 
Firoz Shah and commemorates the period when he and his 
tions against Tatta. The coins are undated and constitute 
merely a camp mintage. 
Sambhal. 
The ancient Hindu town of Sambhal in Rohilkhand had 
long been the headquarters of a province, but no coins were 
struck there till Sher Shah established a mint for copper, prob- 
ably in 950. Both dams and half-dams of this ruler are 
able period. Ibrahim Sir also made Sambhal his headquarters 
during his struggle for supremacy, but none of his rare coins 
record this mint. 
Satgaon. 
gold, silver and brass coins from 727 to 735. The place is 
sometimes called ’Arsat Satganw, but there is no reason for 
differentiating between the district and the town. 
€ mint was maintained at intervals by the Sultans of 
Bengal, and was revived by Sher Shah, as far as can be ascer- 
tained, in 950. Two types of rupee struck by Islam Shah are 
known, and the mint was working till the end of his reign, 
Shahgadh. 
The position of this place is not known. It has been sug- 
gested that it is either Dehli or Shergadh (q.v.) The mint is 
i tradition ascribes to Islim Shah, but it is very 
pr i ba this small fort ever attained the importance 
of a mint. 
