54» Contributions to the History and Ethnology of 



North-Eastern India — II. 



By H. E. Stapleton, Indian Educational Service. 



The Coinage of Assam in its relation to the History 



of Assam as given in the ri Buranjis. 



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At the end of December 1906, three coolies who were 

 hoeing in the Daflating Tea Garden, in the Jorhat Sub Division 

 of Sibsagar District, came upon a large number of old coins. 

 The Deputy Commissioner investigated the matter under the 

 provisions of the Treasure Trove Act and ultimately 928 coins 



mostly minted by Assamese Kin 



gs — were i 



recovered. 



On their 



being forwarded to Shillong for report, the 



coins were classified 



as follows : — 







East India Company 9 s Coins — Rupees, 



15; J- Rupees, 1. 



Mughul Rupees — 13. 







Assamese Coins. 







King. 



Rupees. 



^-Rupees. 



J-Rupees. 



Rudra Simha 



18 



2 



• • 



Siva Simha . . 



5 



1 



• • 



Sjva Simha and Phulesvarl 



6 



■ * 



• • 



Siva Simha and Pramathesvari 



6 



2 • 



• • 



Siva Simha and Ambika 



12 



1 



• • 



Siva Simha and Sarvesvari 



4 



3 



• • 



Pramatta Simha 



9 



8 | 



2 



Rajesvara Simha 



25 



32 



• • 



Lakshmi Simha 



16 



97 



m * 



Gaurinatha Simha 



79 



516 



* * 



Bharatha Simha 



♦ * 



2 



• • 



Sarvananda Simha 



1 



3 



• • 



Kamalesvara Simha 



• » 



6 



• * 



Chandra Kanta Simha . . 



2 



9 



• • 



Brajanatha Simha 



2 



26 



• * 



Jogesvara Simha 



•• 



-1— 



712 



• • 



Total 



185 



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The Local Government, recognising the importance of the 

 find, requested that an account of it should be included in a 

 paper dealing with all Assamese coins from the time of Rudra 

 Simha to the end of Assamese rule, and steps were accordingly 



