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1923. ] Numismatic Supplement No. XXXVIJJ. N. 19 
LV. New Mughal Rupees. 
‘Alamgir IT, alone of the Mughal Emperors of India, is 
known to have taken the laqab of ‘Azizu-d-din on eoins, but 
here are two rupees of Shah ‘Alam LI bearing this /agab. The 
legends are also otherwise unusual. The o obverse One appears 
to be mainly a reversion to that adopted by Jahandar Shah. 
Both these coins are illustrated as they bear legends which 
are complementary to each other. 
ae Metal.—®. Mint.—Shahjahanabad. Year.— 118]. 
Weight.—A, 174 grs.; B, 174:5 grs. 'ze.—A, ‘935; B, 875. 
Obverse. Reverse. 
Blak jle Sle xle way oS oS 
e—_- f La } 
5, ae 2 ene ae 
eI pe56 sin She akin 
Sito. | oly ils — 
s : $ S54 
Sylve tle 5 4 wi pegibo Re si me 
Ba eas 
PEA 
The top line invites study. 
Plate II, 5 (A); 6 (B). 
The tentative reading of the couplet is : 
sLaol ceite CHT spre alls xs Xbo oy a ih? [G amet ] S$ ylvo kSivo 
“ The blessed coin is like the shining Sun and Moon, 
[The coin of] Shah ‘Alam ‘Azizu-d-din, champion of the 
faith, the Emperor.”’ 
V. Unpublished Silver Half-Annas. 
The later Mughals in their monetary dealings with the 
South appear to have imitated its currency. This is evidenced 
from their minute gold coins and further suppor Fone 
b 
The three mints are : Khujista Bunyad, Haidarabad and 
A‘zabad. It is curious to note that ol aid is written 
ht Uns. Codrington in his “ Musalman Numismatics,” 
