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Vol. VII, No. 10.] Numismatic Supplement. 699 
[V.S.] 
Obverse. Reverse. 
wredle! Adsl gla Sylav0 
wits lpolt bs ow ylbltt 
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1. XVI 
This remarkable coin appears to be the third of a gold 
inati or the 
tanka which would be quite a new denomination. 
III. Ghiyasu-d-din Tughlaq I and Nasiru-d-din Ibrahim Shah, 
Governor of Bengal, 723-725, A. H. 
RM wt. 168°6: size 1:15. 
Obverse. Reverse. . 
absy! ylbl—!! pbs)! wthlSJt 
edly Idol} Khe enrts Liolt pel 
gle lal pia! Pr) Bo patty! RES} 9! 
wield wplbabed G54 gylaend | 
both inscriptions enclosed in a double square. 
re is unfortunately no trace of a marginal legend on 
either side, but the coin may be attributed to Lakhnautt, as the 
fabric is distinctly that of Bengal. It was most probably 
struck during Tughlaq’s visit to Bengal, when “ the ruler of 
Lakhnauti, Sultan Nasiru-d-din, came forth with great respect 
to pay homage to the Sultan ”’ (Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi; Elliot 
Dawson III, p. 234). This specimen came from the Sonpat 
hoard, and was purchased by the British Museum from the 
Panjab Archeological Survey in 1889. 
IV. Muhammad III bin Tughlaq and Ghiydsu-d-din Bahadur, 
Governor of Bengal (restored), 725-731 A.H. 
WM wt. 165: size 9. 
Sunargaon ; 728 A.H. 
Pl. XVI 
Obverse and reverse legends exactly as on the silver coin 
of the same mint and date described by Thomas in his 
Chronicles, p. 215, no. 186. This coin is of remarkably neat 
workmanship, closely resembling the contemporary gold coins 
of Muhammad III struck in Dehli. The contrast in fabric 
