1898.] Piiilological Secretary — Report on coins. 173 



Rev. in larger circle with lettered margin or in double- 

 lined border: Kalimah and Qoran, II, 208 ... ... 3 



Unidentified coins : — 



(a) A piece, divided in 6 fields. Legend : 

 Obv: e>*l c^^iaJ^f i^^ (?) cbjlAj^yilaJl ^f ^^iJ\j UjdJ\ (?) Gjb 

 Rev: 9P (?) ajlkUj axJLo aJlJt Jl:L ^Lo;i 



(b) Another piece, legend in curious characters ... 2 



Illegible coins ... ... .„ ... 7 



Total ... 317 



XIII. Report on J 07 old copper coins, forwarded by Deputy 

 Commissioner of Gujranwala District, with his No. 810, dated I4th 

 April, 1898. 



The coins are reported to have been found " in a village pond 

 in an earthen vessel " ; no further particulars stated. They are all 

 copper coins (dam) of the Sultans of the Siiri Dynasty, generally in 

 a fair condition ; viz. : — 



Sher Shah (A.H. 946-952 = A.D. 1540-1545) : 



(1) Square areas, usual type, different varieties. Mint : 



j\grah 9512; Alwar 95.^; Gwalyar 950^, 951^; 

 Hisar^ (dates illegible); Nariiol 95P, (dates 

 iilegible)2; Sambhal 950^; Shergarh 950,* 951», 

 952^; on two coins, Mint and Date obliterated ... 23 



(2) Type as in Journal, As. Soc. of Bengal, Vol. LIX, 



1890, Part I, Plate III, 13, etc. Different varie- 

 ties ; dates 9491; 950^; 9511; on others illegible 18 



(3) As in Indian Museum Catalogue, Part 1, p. 96, 



No. 13038; date 95 ... ... ... 1 



(4) Legends uncertain, probably new varieties ... 2 



(5) Small size, legends uncertain ... ... 5: 49 



Islam Shah (A.H. 952-960 = A.D. 1545-1552) : 



( I ) Lettered surfaces, usual type, as in Journal As. Soc. 

 of Bengal, Yol. LIX, 1890, Part I, p. 163, Type 

 II. Different varieties; dates: 952^; 955^; 

 956S ; others illegible ... ... ...39 



[Note : In a few specimens of this class as well as of No. 2 of Sber 

 Shah's coius the legend of Obv. clearly runs thus : — 



fl 'ahdi-l-am'tr al-hdnil li-dlni-d-dayijfznt 



