1883.] Exhihition of Coins of the Durrani Dynasfy, Sfc. 97 



7 3^ears ago. I was not here myself at that time, but the coins were sent to 

 me by Mr, E. P. Henderson, C. S., who was then stationed here. The gold 

 Dera coin I obtained at Dera Ghazi Khan, and the Modiid coin from a Sarraf 

 here who had bought it from a Povindah merchant, the 'Ala-ud-din 

 Mahmiid at Karnal, and the copper one I put down to Yalduz at Sirsa. 



" The Derajat coins are very roughly executed, but some of the others 

 show a superior style, especially the large double rupee of Zaman Shah 

 struck at Kabul (No. 11) which I think you will consider a very fine coin." 



The following is the list of coins, referred to in Mr. Dames's letter — 



Gold Coins. 



. Gold coin of Dera mint. Apparently of Taimiir Shah. 

 Obverse. Zarb i Dera. Sana 6. 



Reverse. Cannot make out inscription. Date appa- 

 rently (11)92. 

 . Au. Herat mint. Taimiir Shah. 



Ob. Zarb jalus maimanat manus Hirat (1195 ?). 

 S. A verse apparently not very clear, containing the 

 "i words * Khorshed wa mah' rhyming with 



* Taimiir Shah.' 

 3. Au. Multan mint. 



Ob. Zarb Daru'l Aman Multan. Sana 14. 

 1181 



JR Sikka (Tai)mur Shah Nizam ba hukm (...) 



Kasiil (...)• 



^4. Au. Meshhed mint. Nadir Shah. 



Ob. ... in centre : Zarb Meshhed. 

 JR. Inscription with name of Nadir Shah, 

 Au. Mohar. 'Alauddin Mahmiid Shah. 



Ob. As-sultanu '1 a'zam 'Alau'd-dunyawa'd-din (...) Abii'l- 



muzaffar Mahmiid Shah Khildallah Khilafatuhu. 

 E. (Date on margin). Sikandaru's-Sani, yaminul khilafat, 



P3 



S I nasir Amiru'l-Muminin. 



-^ ^ 6. Au. Modiid Ghaznawi. (Cf. coin of Farakhzad, Brit. Mus. Cat. 



I r ' * II. No. 546.) 



S I Ob. Area: 'adal. 



la ilahu ila allahu wahdah la Sharikulahu. Sani. (Dou- 

 ble margin.) 

 R. Lillah-Fath. 



Muhammad Rusiilu'llahi. 



Al-Qaim b'amru'Uahi Shahabu'd-daulat. Modiid. 



(Single margin). 



