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Dr. Hoernle also exhibited and described two old Hindu coins, found 

 at Sarnath, near Benares and presented to the Society by Mr. Holgnette. 

 One is a small round silver piece of a well known type (see Prinsep's Ind, 

 Ant. p. 291) with the legend Srimad Gangeya. The other is a square 

 silver piece, showing on one side, the figure of a Raja sitting in the well- 

 known kneeling posture, on a square carpet ; on the other side is a lion ; 



both figures are in a diagonal position, as shown in the woodcut. Dr. Mitra, 

 however, thinks that they are more punch marks of some kind or other 

 which have been destroyed by rust. 



Dr. Hoernle exhibited 4 silver coins sent by Raja Udayapratapa Sinha, 

 through Dr. R. Mitra, who communicated the following remarks regarding 

 them: 



" Raja Udayapratapa Sinha, of Bhinga, Oudh, has sent me four silver 

 coins, out of a large number lately found in his taluk. Three of them 

 are of Husain Shah, and one of Mahmud Shah, both of Jaunpur. They 

 are of a type very similar to the copper coin described by Thomas {Chro- 

 nicles of Palhdn Kings of Delhi, p. 322) but not exactly alike. They 

 may be thus described : 



"Nos. 1 and 2 silver, weight 141-149 grs. 



" Obverse — aAi. ^JlkL* gU» ^yj *L« d^^ 6 aU i^r^ 



" Reverse — atj oji^ ^x^jJ\j^k\ &six\s?\ 



" The inscription is quite clear, but the edges have been filed away, and 

 some of the words have been lost. I guess the remnant of the word ibn 

 before Ibrahim in No. 2. The figure 8 in the date is lost in No. 1. 



" No. 3 differs from No. 1 in being thinner and smaller ; its weight is 

 56 grains. The inscription is the same, only very much cut off. No 'date. 



" No. 4, silver, weight 53 grains. 



" Obverse — ( o ) *.U> ( <y ) (kL, sU ^ty} &U ty*** 



" Reverse. The same as in the first three, but no date. 



" As I am not well, and shall not be able to attend the next meeting, 

 will you please exhibit the coins. The typical specimens may be retained 

 for the Society, and the duplicates returned to me." 



