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probability seems to be on the side of the Ahmadabad as well 

 as the coins with other " mint " names being all struck at one 

 time in Dehli. 



mlam Qadir minted the 



coin for Bidar Bakht from his plunder of Shah 'Alam's palace. 

 The desire to assert a claim over a wealthy and important city 

 like Ahmadabad, which was nominally under Mughal rule, 

 would appear to have been sufficient inducement for the strik- 

 ing of the coins referred to by Nadir Shah and Bidar Bakht. 



I attach considerable importance to the differences of style 

 of execution in the coins from the normal Ahmadabad type, as 

 apart from these two exceptions, the Ahmadkbad mint keeps to 

 a uniform style for the century 1138 a.h. to 1237 ah. and a 

 few years after. 



I cannot conclude this note without a word of thanks to 

 Dr. Taylor for his kind and generous help and warm encourage- 

 ment in my efforts to throw a little light upon a hitherto un- 

 investigated period of Ahmadabad Numismatics. 



It will be seen from the appendix that I am almost entirely 

 dependent upon his cabinet for the description of the coins of 

 the earlier part of my period. By affording me opportunities 

 of access at all times to his cabinet and library as well as by 

 actual research and communication of his numismatic experience 

 he has rendered me most valuable assistance. 



Surat, 1913. 



A. Master. 



