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Dr. Hoernle — Report on old coins. 



[April, 



The silver coins, resembling Rupees, belong to three different 

 classes. Two of them belong to the coinage of the early imperial 

 (so-called " Pathan " ) dynasty of Delhi, one to the later Independent 

 Saltans of Bengal, and 18 to the Bahmani dynasty of the Deccau. 

 The following is a detailed statement : — 

 I. Delhi Imperial Coinage. 



*Alau-d-din Muhammad Shah, 695-715 H = 



1295-1315 A.D. 

 Type, square areas within circles, like Brit. Mas. 

 Cat., No. 164 ; both coins mutilated and clipped; 

 one shows mint Dihli and date **4 ; a very 

 common type of coin ... ... ,., 2 



II. Bengal Coinage : — 



*Alau-d-dm Husain Shah, 899-925 H = 1493-1518 



A.D. 

 Type, lettered surfaces, like Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 

 130 ; in fairly good condition, but of a very 

 common vai'iety ... ... ... 1 



III. Bahmani Coinage :— 



(a) Muhammad Shah I, 759-776 H = 1358-1375 A. D. 

 Type as in Numismatic Chronicle, 3rd Series, 

 Yol. I, 1881, No. 4, date 775, mint Hasrat 

 Ahsanabad. ... ... ... 1 



(h) MahmudShahl, 720-799 H = 1378-1397 A.D. 

 Type as in Thomas' Chronicles, p. 342, No. 303 ; 

 dates 795 and 79*, mint illegible ... ... 2 



(c) Firuz Shah, 800-825 H = 1397-1422 A.D. 



Two varieties : ( 1) as in Br. Mus. Cat. No. 449 and 

 Marsden, PI. 38, No. dcclxxviii, five coins, 

 dates 8162, 817, 822, 824; (2) new variety: one 

 specimen ; date 803. Mint, legible on some, 

 Hasrat Ahsanabad ... ... ... 6 



(d) Ahmad Shah II, 838-862 H = ]435-1457 A.D. 

 Type as in Num. Chron., No. 16 and Br. Mus. Cat. 



No. 458, dates 8572, 8592, three illegible. Mint, 

 on some, Hasrat Ahsanabad 



(e) Humayun Shah, 862-865 H = 1457-1461 A.D. 



Type as in Num. Chron., No. 17, and Br. Mus 

 Cat., No. 471, date 863, mint illegible 

 (0 Muhammad Shah II, 867-887 H = 1463-1482 A.D 

 Type as in Num. Chron., No. 18, dates 87*, 886, 

 mint illegible .., 



Total 



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