10 Dr. Hoernle — Report on old coins. [Jan. 



They are rupees of the following Mughul emperors, covering a 

 period of nearly 100 years, from 1032 H = 1622 A.D. to 1129 H 

 = 1716 A.D. 



I. Jahangir, 1014-1037 H = 1605-1627 A.D. 



Type : lettered surfaces, like Br. Mns. Cat., No. 



491, mint Lah5r, date 1032 H. regnal 17 ... 1 



II. Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 H = 1628-1658 A.D. 



(a) type, two square lined areas, mint Multan 



1042, others illegible ... ... 4 



(&) lettered surfaces, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 608, 



but mint and date illegible ... ... 1 5 



III. AuRANGzlB, 1069-1118 H = 1659-1707 A.D. 



(a) type, hadr Mumr, Surat 1093, 24, Tattah 1105, 



36, Daru-1-Khilafat Shahjahanabad 1105, 



37, Surat, Katak (dates illegible) ; also 

 mints illegible, but 1109, 1111, 1087 ... 9 



(6) type, mihr munir, AkhsLvnaigar, jalus 27 ... 1 10 



IV. Faruukh Sitar, 1124-1131 H. = . 1713-1719 A.D 

 type, lettered surfaces, like Br. Mus. Cat., 

 No. 891, mints Mustaqiru-1-Mulk 1129,6, 

 Cinapatan, /aZws 2 



Total ... 19 



XI. Report on 14 old Assamese coins, forwarded by the Deputy 

 Commissioner of Sibsagar with his No. 694 Gr.L, dated the 28th 

 November, 1896. 



The coins are stated to have been ' found in an earthen pot in the 

 side of a " hola " by two men af the Kacari village while getting 

 firewood from a jungle. 



They belong to the following of the old Rajas of Assam : — 



(1) RuDRA SiMHA, 1669-1717 A.D. 



Silver, octagonal coin, whole rupee, date 1621 



faka = 1699 A.D. ... ... ... I 



(2) pivA SiMHA, 1718-1743 A.D. 



Silver, whole rupee, octagonal, date 1653 paka = 



1735 A.D. ... ... ... ... 1 



(3) Pramatha SiMHA, 1744-1750 A.D. 



Gold, octagonal, | coin, no date ... ».» 1 



