1898.] Philological Secretary — Report on coins. 163 



4^ 101, 181, 311, 321, on one coin obliterated. 

 Mint: Akbarnagar ... ... ... 6 



(3) With square areas, as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 734, 



date : Regnal year 27 on Rev. ; Mint and Hijrah 

 year obliterated ... ... ... 1 



(4) Do, as in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 733, Mint : Akbara- 



bad, r. y. 15 (H. y, [10]83) ... ... 1 



(5) As in Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 728, but legend of Rev. 



differently arranged. Mint: Kabul, r. y. 4 ... 1: 106 



Total ... 16a 



V. Report on 743 old coins forwarded by the Collector of Dar- 

 bhanga with his No. 1201, dated Laheria Serai, 7th August, 1897. 



The coins were discovered at the time of digging a tank at a 

 village called Rauna Berai. On examining them, I found them to be 

 28 copper pieces and 715 silver coins, all of which belong to the class 

 commonly known as " Indo-Sassanian coins " or " Gadhiye paise.^* 

 Unfortunately, most of them are very much worn off, and they do not 

 therefore throw as much new light on this doubtful class of Hindu 

 coins, as might be expected from such a large find. 



They may be thus classified : — 



1. Vardha-coius : 



Obv. Varaha-avatara of Visnu ; 



Rev. Legend : Cnwiad-Adi-Varahaj and traces of fire-altar 

 below. 



See Cunningham, Coins of Mediaeval India, p. 49 and 

 Plate VI, figs. 20 and 21 ; Rapson, Indian Coins, § 110 

 and Plate V, fig. 5. They are attributed to King 

 Bhojadeva of Kanauj (c. 850-900 A.D.) : 



(a) Copper-coins ... ... ... 28 



(b) Silver-coins ... ... ... 23: 51 



2. Vigr aha- coins : 



Obv. Head of King (very rude) to r. 



Legend: Cri-Vigraha; 



Rev. Fire-altar with letter ma. 



See Cunningham, Archaeological Survey Reports 



Vol. XI, p. 156 and Plate XLIII, fig. 1 ; also 



Cunningham, Coins of Mediaeval India, p. 49 



and Plate VI, fig. 16. 

 They are ascribed to King Vigrahapala I, of 



Magadha(c. 910 A.D. ). 



Number of pieces (Silver) ... ... 9 



