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Montreal, stating that a Scientific Congress would be held at Montreal in 

 August, 1882, under the auspices of the American Association for the 

 advancement of Science, and inviting Members of the Asiatic Society to 

 attend the Congress, or to send papers to be read at its meetings. Arrange- 

 ments had been made with various Steamship Companies to convey guests 

 invited to the Congress free of charge. 



The Chairman also read a letter from Prof. Ch. Lindeman, Secretary 

 to the " Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes" of Moscow, inviting members 

 of the Asiatic Society to take part in a Congress to be held in May, 1882, 

 in honour of their Vice-President, M. Charles Renard. 



Dr. Rajendealala Mitra exhibited a collection of coins of the Shah 

 Kings of Surashtra, received from Mr. H. Rivett-Carnac, and read the 

 following notes on them : 



Some time ago I received from our enthusiastic and indefatigable asso- 

 ciate, Mr. Rivett-Carnac, a necklace made of three large and sixty-two small 

 silver coins, which he wished me to examine. The coins had little loops so 

 soldered on their edges as not in any way to injure them ; but they were 

 mostly in a bad state of preservation, with the legends obliterated in many 

 cases. I have availed myself of my friend's permission to separate the 

 coins, which were held together by small silver links, whose points not 

 having been soldered could be easily detached. 



The three large coins belong to tlie mintage of Nepal. One of them 

 (No. 1) is of Rajendra-vikrama Shah, and bears date Saka 1738, and the 

 other two are of Surendravikrama Shah, dated, No. 2 S'aka 1776 and 

 No. 3, S'aka 1792, respectively. 



The small coins are obviously from Guzarat, but the exact locality 

 where they were found is not known. They all belong to the Shah kings 

 of Surashtra, but 19 of them are so defaced that no name can be read on 

 them. The others represent the following reigns : 



1. Rudra Siuha, son of Rudradama (the 3rd king of the line accord- 

 ing to Mr. Newton's list). 



2. Rudra Sah, son of Rudra Sinha (4th king). 



3. Yasadama, son of Dama Sah (6th king). 



4. I'svaradatta. (9th king). 



5. Vijaya Sah, son of Dama Sah (10th king). 



6. Rudra Sah, son of Viradama (12th king). 



7. Visva Siiiha, son of Rudra Sah (13th king). 



8. Atridama, son of Rudra Sah (14th king). 



9. Visva Sah, son of Atridama (15th king). 



10. Rudra Sah, son of Jinadama (16th king). 



11. Asadama, son of Rudra Sah (17th king). 



