1897.] Dr. Hoernle — Report on old coins. 



All the coins are rupees of the Moghul emperors Farrukh 

 Siyar and Ahmad Shah. Of the former there is only one 

 rupee, dated H. 1125 = A.D. 1713, mint Elicpur ... ... 1 



The remainder belong to Ahmad Shah, and are of the 

 two mints Surat and Katak, of various regnal years, the 

 Hijrah years are not legible ... ... ... 20 



Total 21 

 VIII. Report on 24 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Collector of 

 "Bhagalpur, with his 1070 G., dated 21st August, 1896. 



No information is given referring to the date and locality of the 

 find. The coins are rupees of the old British m.intage of the East 

 India Company, of the 19th san, and mint Murshidabad. 



There are two varieties ; (1) of the older issue, of 1793- 

 1818, with oblique milling ... ... ... 10 



(2) of the later issue, of 1818-1832, with straight milling 14 



Total ... 2i 



IX. Report on 11 old Silver Coins, forwarded by the Collector of 

 Kulna, with his No. 1486 G., dated 3rd October, 1896. 



The Collector states that these coins were found in an earthen pot 

 (hhar) by labourers while digging a tank at Bansgbatta, Thana 

 Satkhira. 



They consist of rupees of Muhammad Shah, Ahmad Shah 

 and Shah 'Alam. Of Muhammad Shah there is only one speci- 

 men, in poor condition, of the 26th year of his reign {i.e.,, 

 1156 H = 1743 A.D.), and the Badshah Ghazl type ... 1 



Of Ahmad Shah there are seven rupees, all of the 3rd year 

 of his reign (^•.e., 1164 H = 1750 A.D.), and like Br. Mus. 

 Cat., No. 1039 ... ... ... • ... 7 



Of Shah 'Alam, there are three rupees, like Brit. Mus. • 

 Cat., No. 1188, of the dates 1180,8 and 1181,9^ ... ... 3 



All the coins are af the Murshidabad mint. 



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X. Report on 19 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Collector of 



Darbhanga, with his No. 1167 G., dated 28th October, 1896, and 



24 

 No. 155 G., dated ^ April, 1896. 



The coins are stated to have been found in the Bagmati river, 

 together with 5 " lohia pice." The former only were forwarded for 

 report. 



