DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 87 



1592 ; and of S. Gammerf elder and his wife, dated 1610. 

 These pieces are all fine specimens of German and Dutch 

 medal-work. 



A medal, in brass, of the Cloth-workers' Guild of Middle- 

 burg in Holland, circ. A.D. 1580. Presented by John Evans, 

 Esq., P.S.A. 



An archery medal, in silver, of the town of Ziirich. Pre- 

 sented by John Evans, Esq., p.s.A. 



A bronze-gilt medal of Louis XIII, commemorating the 

 attack on the Isle of Rhe and the defeat of the English by 

 land and sea, 1627. Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq., c.B. 



A silver medal, struck to commemorate the marriage of Her 

 Imperial and Royal Highness the Archduchess Marie Valerie. 

 Presented by the Imperial and Royal Oberstkdmmerer-Amt, 

 Vienna. 



An Italian 17th century medalet, with the bust of Julius 

 Caesar. Presented by R. Hewitt, Esq. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



Three Muhammadan copper coins found in the Belgaum 

 district, and three others bearing the name of the mint 

 Ahmednagger, found in the Nassik district. Presented by 

 the Government of India. 



Ten gold, two silver, and fourteen copper coins of the late 

 Indo-Scythic class. Northern India, the rulers of Malwah, and 

 the Mogul Emperors of Delhi. These coins came from finds 

 in the Oude district, the Panjab, and the Central Provinces. 

 Presented by the Government of India. 



Twelve gold and nine silver Indian coins. The gold coins 

 are of the Pathan Rulers of Delhi and Bengal, and were struck 

 by Ala ad-din Muhammad Shah I, Muhammad II ibn Tagh- 

 lak, Firoz Shah II, Taghlak Shah II, Abu-Bekr, and Sikander 

 ben Ilyas. Of these five specimens are unique. The silver 

 coins are of the Mogul Emperors of Delhi, Muhammad 

 Shah I, Farokhsiyar, Aurang-zib, and Shah Alem. Presented 

 by the Government of India. 



One gold and one silver coin of Aurang-zib, found in the 

 Amraoti district. Presented by the Government of India. 



One hundred and twenty-one copper coins of the Shahs of 

 Khuwarezm, collected by Captain Lassoe, in Central A^ia. 

 These coins are described by Dr. A. E. R. Hoernle, in the 

 Suppl. Pt. I., Vol. LVIII of the Journal of the Asiatic Society 

 of Bengal. Presented by the Trustees of the India Museum, 

 Calcutta. 



A dinar found at Khorembad, in Luristan. Presented by 

 His Excellency Mohammed Hasan Khan, Etimad es-Sul- 

 tand. 



Twenty-seven gold, forty-two silver, and two copper coins, 

 chiefly of the Abbasee Khalifahs. Presented by Colonel 

 Miles. 



A silver 20 piastre-piece, struck by the Mahdi at Omdurman 

 (Khartoum). Presented by Colonel Holled Smith. 



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