58 Philological Secretary — Ueport on old coins. [April, 



The Secretary reported the death of the following Honorary 

 Members : — 



Major-General Sir H. C. Rawlinson, Bart,, G.C.B., &c. 

 Professor Hermann, L. E. Helmholtz. 



The Philological Secretary (Numismatic) read reports on the 

 following finds of Treasure Trove Coins. 



(I) Report on three old silver coins, forwarded by the Collector of 

 liurshidabad, with his No. 1356 G., dated Berhampur, the 8th April, 

 1894. 



1, The coins are stated to have been found at Bhattabati in Thana 

 Manulla Bazar, while digging earth for making bricks. 



2, They are rupees of Shah 'Alam, of the Murshidabad mint, and 

 of the years 1189, 15^ and [1178], 5. One of them is like No. 1188, 

 and two like No. ] 193 of the British Museum Catalogue. 



(II) Report on 59 old silver coins, forwarded by the Collector of 

 Birbhum, No. 38 G., dated Suri, the 13th April, 1894. 



The Collector, in his letter addressed to the Commissioner of 

 the Burdwan Division, No. 1036 G., dated Suri, the 27th November, 1893, 

 states, that in the August proceeding, treasure consisting of 60 whole 

 rupees, 16 half-rupees, and 43 quarter-rupees, was found in digging 

 earth for rebuilding a house in the village of Bhavanipur, within the 

 Rajnagar outpost. Of this treasure only the half- and quarter-rupees 

 were acquired for the Government, total 59 coins, which form the sub- 

 ject of the present report. 



All the 59 coins are of British mintage, and (with one exception) 

 of mint Murshidabad, San 19, as described in Mr. Thurston's History 

 of the East India Company's Coinage, pp. 41-43. They may be de- 

 tailed as follows : — 



a. With oblique milling, issue of 1793-1818, half-rupees, 



as in Br. Mus. Cat., Nos. 39, 40 6 



quarter-rupees, as in Br. Mus. Cat., Nos. 41, 42 .... II 17 

 fc, With straight milling, issue of 1818-1832, half-rupees, 



as in Br. Mus. Cat., No. 46 1 



quarter-rupees, not in Br. Mus. Cat. 28 29 



c. With plain edges and serrated rim, issue of 1832-1835, 



half-rupees, as in Br. Mus. Cat., No, 49 9 



quarter-rupees, not in Br. Mus. Cat 3 12 



Total :— 58 



The remaining piece is a quarter-rupee of the Siirat miut, date 

 12 J 5, with plain edges, San 46, as in Br. Mus. Cat., No. 100, 



