28 Annual Heport. [Feb. 



viz., Kida 6, Tasovarman 4; (2) Pathan, viz., Muhammad bin Sam. 7 

 (copper and silver), Muizzu-d-din Kaiqobad I (Chron. No. 116), 'Alau^d- 

 din Muhammad 5 (Ohr. Nos. 130, 133, 134), Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

 2 (Ohr. Nos. 175 a, 213), Firuz Shah 2 (Chr. Nos. 223, 225), Firuz Shah 

 and Fath Khan 1 (Ohr. No. 240), and Firuz Shah and Zafar 1 (Ohr. 

 No. 245), all these being gold ; (3) contemporaries of Pathans, viz., 

 Hasan Qurlagh 8 ; (4) Rajput, viz., Madanapala 2, Chahad Deva 9, 

 Prithiraj 2 ; (5) Mu gh al, viz., Aurangzib 3, Bahadur Shah 1, Farrukh 

 Siyar 5, Muhammad Shah 10, Ahmad Shah 5, Shah 'Alam 5, Akbar II 

 1, all these being silver ; (6) one forgery. More detailed descriptions 

 of these coins are given in the Society's Proceedings for April, May, 

 August, November, and December. 



The 27 coins presented by the Government of Bombay were the 

 Society's share of troves found at Ahmadabad, Amravati District, Khan- 

 deish, Kurrachi, Nasik, Poona and Satara. It comprised 7 gold, 18 

 silver, and 2 copper coins. They belong to the following classes : (1) 

 Mu gh al, viz., Akbar 1 (gold), Shah Jahan 3 (1 gold), Aurangzib 6 (2 

 gold), Farrukh Siyar 2, Muhammad Shah 3, Ahmad Shah 1, 'Alamgir 

 II 1, Shah 'Alam 5 ; (2) Hun 3 (gold) ; (3) Gadhiya I ; (4) Persian 1. 



By purchase were acquired 68 coins; viz., 3 silver Indo-Sassanians 

 from the Government of the North-Western Provinces, and 65 from Mr. 

 J. G. Delmerick. The latter comprised 1 gold (Gupta), 49 silver and 15 

 copper coins. They belonged to the following classes : 38 Bactrian, 

 2 Sassanian, 1 (Samudra) Gupta, 16 Pathan, 3 Mughal, 2 Old Hindu, 

 2 Ghazni, 1 Kabul. Among the Bactrians there were two of considerable 

 value, and are described in the Society's Proceedings for April. A large 

 number of these coins, of which the Society already possessed other 

 specimens, were subsequently re-sold to members that wished to possess 

 them . 



Office of the Secretaries. 



Mr. J. Wood-Mason and Dr. Hoernle continued as Natural History 

 Secretary and Philological Secretary thoughout the year. Mr. H. M. 

 Percival held the post of General Secretary till December, when he re- 

 signed owing to pressure of woi^k and ill health : Dr. Hoernle has carried 

 on the duties in the interval which will elapse before Mr. Little can 

 take them up. 



Mr. A. Pedler continued Treasurer until September when he was 

 obliged to resign on account of failing health and pressure of official 

 work. Dr. W. King succeeded him in November, the duties being carried 

 on by Mr. A. Simson in the meautime. 



Mr. H. Ronaldson continued as Assistant Secretary during the year. 



