476 Journal oj the Asiatic Sociely of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 1918.] 
was undoubtedly wrong as the figure is 5. The coin referred 
to by Mr. Thanawala as being in possession of Mr. C. E. Ko 
wall is now in my cabinet and the centre figure is certainly 5 
as is also the central figure of another coin of this king dated 
758 which I also obtained from the latter gentleman, A refer- 
ence to the plate published with Mr. Thanawala’s article will 
also show that the figure is 5. Mr. Thanawala’s collection con- 
tained another specimen dated 759. We thus can record silver 
tankas of this king dated 757, 758, 759 and 760, and although 
the latter is open to relegation to the class of “ posthumous ” 
I think, in view of the difference in the records of the histori- 
cessor of ’A]au-d-din, is also dated 760 (cf. Gibb No. 3): but a 
specimen of this king’s coinage dated 759 A.H. is vet to be 
discovered to give confirmation to Ferishta’s statement that 
*Alau-d-din died in 759 A.H. 
H. M. Warrrety, Captain. 
Indian Army. 
Bombay, 1st July 1918. 
