484 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [December, 1914. 



Note. — I only recognized the identity of this coin after the 

 article had been written and the plate prepared —hence its 

 position in the list. 





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The whole style of this coin is like those of Malwa. But 

 the obverse inscription is of Gujarat (Mahmud Shah III) 



except- that 



seems to be written : especially on the cor- 



rupt form of this coin No. 15. The obverse however is a 

 corruption of Mahmud Shah KhaljI's 



15. Corrupt form of the above. 



16. Obverse. — As No. 14. 



Reverse 



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This coin again presents elements from the Ahmadabad dotted 



border coins. 



17. 18. Specimens of corrupt forms containing parts of 



various legends. 



From the weight of these coins not much can be learnt. 



„i™„ ~e „„.-„„ to conform tQ the 8() rati Malwa 



One class of 



standard ( 



corns seem ~~ «„««,».« w V uc oy *«v. ««- 



140 grains), four specimens weighing 68, 68, 61, 

 61 respectively. Three other coins weighed 83, 80, 81 which 

 might suggest the 100 rati Gujarat standard ( = 185 grains). 

 One coin however weighed 119 grains and another 96. The 

 80 rati Malwa standard however was the prevalent one as 

 10 other coins gave an average of 54-5 grains. With the ex- 

 ception of No. 1 ' these coins would appear to date from the 

 annexation of Malwa by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat in 937 a.h. 

 (=1530). Gondwana, in which Balaghat was included, was of 

 course an outlying district and probablv only nominally under 

 Malwa influence. It was a place of refuge for exiles. In 923 

 a.h. Jalal Khan who after the death of Sikandar Lodi had 



as e^r wJi# is also the title of Bahadur Shah, this < 

 belong to him, but I think I can make out a^f on the reverse 

 design seems to be nearer to the coins of Ahmad Shah II. 



