40 N. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, [N.S., XIX, 
235. AN UNIDENTIFIED COIN OF GUJARAT. 

‘The coin which is the subject of this note is of good silver 
of the ordinary Gujarati Sulfan type. Its weight is 110 grains, 
its seman about °68 inch and it is round in shape. Plate 
III, 1. [Pandit Ratilal Antani’s coin, see Note (2)] On the 
reverse the inscription is clear beyond all dispute. 
othbet! 
XLS Xeove en 
ald ube 
On the obverse site Gye and the date 963 are also certain. 
The intervening letters have not been read. The word ey 
appears indicated as one would expect—but then something 
like y«! or yo! and sé vide the plate illustration A.! It is in 
very good condition and the letters are clearly struck. The 
! This paper has unfortunately been held u $s a oe time 
yt ae a good deal oa has gathered r it. some of 
this y he img to — ge solution of the pro pias peentek by this 
pbiie coin, a Summary of it is aves here :— 
1) Pandit Fatma peas sent in a paper entitled ‘‘A Coin in vonflict 
vit mah se a coin similar to the above but dated 964, wt. 109 grs., 
si it 
ae. Mi. 
reverse ‘* 963 ahd zarbat ‘urf Mandd@.”’ ‘‘ This is the clear reading 
says, ‘‘ in spite of the faoke that we = not pen er ‘urf of Manda , that 
the word zarbai is archaic and the word ahd somewhat previous.’ 
( Mr, NW Wright says: ** These giveres coins were mane pene 
ssued by the same king as those in B.M.C., Muhammadan 
437-439. . My own view is that 963 is certain and that what a “ie ‘ae 
for ya! or slat is connected with the mint-name, of which , wl< 1s the 
alias: si! is untenable, as the copper coins have the full asle al! te 
the obverse. The coins are ‘Malwa’ not ‘ Gujarat’ as indicated by 
raret marks (2 or 3) on the copper coins. e king’s name is ‘‘ Muhamma 
bin Mugaffar’’ not «* Muzaffar bin Muhammad.” But whe he was and 
n. ? 
1381 
(4) Professor S. H. Hodivala drew attention to the eee pre 
(No. 4511) and the copper pizce (No. 4512), both dated 964 A.H., = 
t ata 
nd a 
Muhammadan States, No. 439, a copper piece dated 963, is square- 
EDIToR. 
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