6 Mr. Rodgers on Coins of the Sikhs. [Jat*. 



The coins of Farrukhzdd were of one type only, and the varieties 

 were those of execution rather than of inscriptions. They had a bull on the 

 reverse as usual. The obverse was occupied by an inscription with dotted 

 margin. 



d&* A variety has ^.ii instead of Jc^ 



The coins of Ibrahim were of two types only. Bull reverse. Obverse 

 inscriptions in areas and on margins. 



(a) 



J^p 



(b) 



J±* 



(49 of this 



aJj^Jj jX^ 



(50 of this 



olU-Jl 



type.) 



&J\ jX^ j 



type.) 



fW| 





f&j* 







on margir 



\ jj*>) 





on margin jy*yl 



Besides these there were great quantities of coins of the ordinary 

 bull and horseman type without any Arabic inscription on them. The 

 find was interesting as showing that these five sovereigns had more or less 

 a hold on Lahore and therefore on the Pan jab. Old coins of the different 

 types were perhaps known before. But this find has revealed some new 

 types and has given duplicates of previously esteemed unique ones. 



The coins were all of silver and copper. Some however seemed to 

 have more silver in them than copper. Dr. Stulpnagel, W. Theobald, Esq., 

 Dav. Ross, Esq. and myself have secured a few of the best. The rest, 

 about five hundred, will of course find their way to the smelting pot. 



4. On the Coins of the Sikhs. — By C. J. Rodgebs, Principal, 

 Normal College, Amritsar. 



(Abstract). 



In this paper the author reviews the history of the Sikhs from the 

 time of Nanak to the battle of Gujrat, illustrating the later portion of 

 that history by the help of the coins struck by the later Sikh leaders. 

 " It was during the temporary occupation of Lahore by the Sikhs, about 

 1757, that the first Sikh rupee is said to have been struck by Jassa 

 Singh Kallal." But this appears to be doubtful. The first undoubted 

 Sikh rupees were struck in 1764 in Lahore and were called Oobind Shdhi, 

 not Nanak Shdhi, as sometimes stated. The first Nanak Shahi rupees 

 date from 1778. The first rupees issued by Ranjit Singh are of 1800 



