1872.] E. Thomas — Headings of Hare Coins. 201 



One example gives the varied reading of ^^^ j^ U| ^^^ ^^ &S.^)\ jj<Sa ^yh 



Al-Nasir li din-illah was invested in the Khilafat in A.H. 575, and 

 died on the 1st Shawwal, a.h. 622 (5th October, 1225 a.d.). 

 No. 7. Silver. Size, 9. "Weight, 169 grs. Dated 20th of Eabi' ul akhar 

 A.H. 620. (7 specimens.)* 

 Obveese. 



Reyekse. 



Margin — *jUj^j c^i^*^* Ai^c^^LlJt ^^)^t^ ^^xj ^ji^^h ^i}'^\ ^i 

 No. 7«. Variety. AVeight, 165 grs. Coin of the same date and 

 similar character, which transfers the complete name of u^y^ into the third 

 line : the dubious prefix to the second {^if^h ^ ^^'^h reads more as 3*^, while 

 the suggested J^^^J, above given, appears as ^i^->. 



No. 8. Silver. Size S^. Weight, 168 grs. Square-Kufic characters 

 which seem to belong to Labor or some northern Mint. a.h. 62 x. ? 



Obyeese. 

 AiJ^k ^^Ji^j J^iai^i] jL*y>lj}^ ji<.)a.J\ y\ ^jcJ\ ^ UJoJf ,^Ji> ^*J[ c^lU-^if 



Eeyerse. 



Margin — <^jUa-w j ii>J^^^ S v-y^.'l I«>a 



Chronicles of the Pathan Kings, p. 15. PI. i. figs. 4—8. 



Bengal Coins oe Altamsh subsequent to the reasseetion of his 



Imperial Swat. 

 No. 9. Silver. Size 7. Weight, 168 grs. Bengal type of coin. a.h. 622. 



Obverse. 

 aJUI ikSixiL^X^i ^^{k\^}\ jL^^h\ jSi\:iJ\y^\ ^iJ\ ^ UJc>Jt jjM*^ ^^*Jt ,jliaJ-^| 



Reyeese. 

 As in Nos. 6 and 7, — Coins of Ghias-ud-din. 

 Margin — «XjUi^j e^J^-^^ <^>->l ^J^-^jj-^^ ^i t^AAJtl<i*A 

 No. 10. Silver. Size 8. Weight 168 grs. (2 specimens), a.h. 624. 



* See also Marsden, No. dcclvii., p. 564. There are two coins of this type in 

 his collection in the British Museum. 



