1897.] Dr. Hoernlc — Report on old coins. 7 



IV. Repoet on 22 Silver Coins, forwarded by the Depnty Com- 

 missioner of Lohardaga with his No. 253 R, dated l-4th July, 1896. 



The coins are stated to have been found " on the 26th September, 

 1895, by the Mali of Babu Kailasa Chandra Chatterjee, while digging 

 a field in his garden where there was formerly a cowshed." 



They are Rupees of the East India Company's coinage, of three 

 different varieties, as follows : — 



(la) with oblique milling ; 45th san, 1803-1819, mint 



. Farrukhabad... ... ... 7 



(Ih) with oblique milling ; 19th san, 1793-1818, mint 



. Murshidab^d... ... ... ... 8 



(2a) with straight milling ; 19th san, 1818-1832, mint 



. Murshidabad... ... ... 2 



(26) with straight milling ; 45th san, 1819-1833, mint 



Farrukhabad... ... ... ... 3 



(3) with plain edge and plain rim ; 45th san, 1833-1835, 



mint Farrukhabad ... ... ... 2 



Total ... 22 



V. Report on 49 Old Coins forwarded by the Deputy Commis- 

 sioner of Kangra, with his No. 996, dated J 3th June, 1896. 



On the 13th May last, 770 copper and 3 silver coins were found 

 buried in an earthen pot at Machiali, in village Momta, Tahsil Kangra 

 of the Kangra district. The 3 silver coins and 46 specimens of the 

 copper coins were forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner to the Asiatic 

 Society of Bengal, the remainder of the copper coins not being worth 

 acquiring by the Government. 



Of these coins, 28 belong to the Suri dynasty, and 21 to Akbar, 

 They are all in a rather indifferent condition. The following is a detail- 

 ed statement: — 



I. Coins of the Siiri Dynasty : — 



(1) SjiER Shah, H. 947-952 = A.D. 1540-1545. 



(a) Silver; type, square areas, like British 



Museum Catalogue, No. 530, date 952... 1 

 ( 6) Copper ; type, square areas, like Br. Mus. 

 Cat., No. 560, mints : Narnol, Hisar, 

 Gwaliyar ... ... ... 5 



(c) Copper; type, lettered surfaces, like Br. 



Mus. Cat., No. 560, dates illegible ... 5 



11 



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



Copper; type lettered surfaces; legible dates 

 953,957,959* ... ... ... 9 



