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these opinions. He shows that the manner in which the names have been 

 cited in the Mahabhashya does not suggest the idea that Patanjali is 

 quoting himself, and the context shows that he is citing opinions adverse 

 to his own. He then quotes a number of passages from the Kdma-sutra 

 of Vatsyayana to prove that there lived, long before the time of Patanjali, 

 two authors of the names of Gonardiya and Gonikaputra respectively, and 

 that the presumption is strong that these are the authors whom Patanjali 

 has cited. He finally retracts the opinion he had expressed in the Preface 

 to his edition of the Yoga Sutra regarding the parentage and native 

 country of Patanjali. 



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5. On a new find of Muliammadan Coins of Bengal including some hither- 



to unknown ones of Mahmud Shah I and Bdrbalc Shah. — B^ Dr. 



A. F. K. Hoernle. 



(Abstract.) 



A treasure consisting of 85 silver coins was found by some coolies 

 while working at an embankment to the north of Daulatpore and south of 

 Bansigram in the thana Dewan Serai, District Murshidabad. As usual 

 the coins were forwarded to the Society for examination and thus came 

 into Dr. Hoernle's hands. The examination showed that there were 2 

 coins of Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah, one of Ghiyasu-d-din A'zam Shah, 

 one of Shihabu-d-din Bayazid Shah, one of Jalalu-d-din Muhammad Shah, 

 35 of Nasiru-d-din Mahmiid Shah I, 45 of Ruknu-d-din Barbak Shah. 

 A large number of these coins are very much disfigured by shroff-marks. 



There are several circumstances which give these coins a particular 

 interest. In the first place nearly half of the coins of Ruknu-d-din Bar- 

 bak Shah are entirely new ; and among the coins of Nasiru-d-din Mahmud 

 Shah I there are no less than six new types. In the second place these 

 coins settle a curious point regarding the use of the so-called kunyat or 

 patronymic appellation, showing that some rulers habitually used two 

 kunyats. These coins show that both Nasiru-d-din and Ruknu-d-din were 

 in the habit of using both names, — Abiil Muzaffar and Abiil Mujahid. In 

 the third place, one of these coins fixes a new date for Mahmud Shah I, 

 showing that he was reigning in the year 86i Another is noteworthy 

 because its reverse shows that Nasiru-d-din claimed to be the grandson 

 of Ilyas Shah and a son of Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah. There is a 

 curious resemblance between one of the coins of Barbak Shah and a coin of 

 Saifu-d-din Abiil Muzaffar Firuz Shah II published by Mr. Blochmann in 

 Vol. XLII of the Society's Journal. The resemblance is particularly 

 Striking in the reverse. 



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