10. NUMISMATIC SUPPLEMENT No. VII. 



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Note* — The numbering of the articles is continued from 



p» 274 of the Journal and Proceedings for 1905, 



II. MEDIAEVAL. 



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47. A New Medieval Gold Coin. 



Obverse and reverse identical ^ %^ 



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Two specimens "were found at Pandwaha.in the Jhansi Dis- 

 trict, United Provinces. They weigh 65 and 6Q grains respective- 

 ly. One is fairly round with a diameter of "8 ", and the other is 

 irregularly shaped and measures '8 " to "9 " inches. The full 

 inscription does not appear on either coin, but is fairly certain. 

 In addition to the letters given above there appear to be two 

 symbols at the end of each line, but I cannot read them as 

 letters or fiorures. Similar marks occur at the end of the 



inscription on the coins of Go bind Chandra of Kanauj. 



I would identify the 



king 



who struck these coins with 



was a great 



Tasovarman). 



Siddha Raja Jaya Sirhha Chaulukya of Anhilvada, who succeetied 

 l)is father in 109S and reigned till 1143. He 

 warrior and conquered the ruler of Malwa (Naravarman or 



Some inscriptions referring to him have been 

 published in Ind. Ant. VI, 186; X, 158; and Ep. Ind., I, 295. 

 Much more information has, however, been derived fi'om literary 

 works, and is condensed in the Bombay Gazetteer, Vol. I. Early 

 History of Gujarat, from notes by the late Dr. Bhagvanlal 

 Indraji. For present purposes the most interesting item is 

 his contest with Madanavarman Chandel of Malioba (1130 — 11G4), 

 the issue of which was doubtful. The two rulers appear to 



have become friendly in the end. 



A peculiar feature of the coins 

 presentation of a deity, such as is 

 period. Siddha Raja was a S'aiva, 



is that they bear 



usual 

 but 



on 



also 



corns 

 had 



no 

 of 



i-e- 

 the 



leanings 



towards Jainism. 



R. Burn. 



III. PATHANS OF DELHI, &c., &c. 



48. Some rare Coppkh Coins of the Nizam ShahI or Ahmad- 



NAGAR Dynasty op the Dakhan. 



No. 1. 



Burhnn T, 



Weighty 158 grains. 

 Mint J Nagar. 

 Date, 929 A. H. 



