484 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (December, 1913. 
it is a rupee of Murshidabad, fourth regnal year, 1176 a.H. (1762- 
3) in all particulars resembling the piece of Calcutta No. 67, Brit 
Mus. Cat. It is undoubtedly of European fabric, struck froma 
highly polished die, well engraved, perfectiy round and of a 
superior workmanship. Whether it is steuck in a ring or from 
a free die is not easy to decide, the edge having probably beer 
hammered. 
Calcutta Mint, designed after the order to suppress the word 
‘‘Calcutta’’ on the dies of this mint. The pattern and the 
at this date the mint was again, and for ever, removed from 
Murshidabad to Calcutta, 
EK. V. ZAMBAUR, 
Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. 
124. Tur MINT-TOWN ZAIN-UL-BILAD. 
is very small and it has hitherto been 
it, like Zinat-ul-bilad, is an 
epithet or Synonym of Ahmadabad. 
_ Vr. Taylor has pointed out to me that the period during 
which the term is found is entirely unrepresented by any 
coins from Ahmadabad. 
© presumption for the ascription of the epithet to 
Ahmadabad is thus strengthened and an extract from the Mir’ ati 
Ahmadi (Bo Lith. : i 
ad,’ ‘The City of Ahmadabad, the Glory of 
sc, _, OO page 4 of the same edition, it is mentioned that the 
city is also called << Zinat-ul-bilad’? and « ‘Uriis-i-mamlikat ”’ 
