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The Philological Secretary read the following reports on finds of 

 Treasure Trove Coins : — 



I. Report on 213 old Rupees forwarded by the Deputy Commis- 

 sioner of Multan, with his 'No. 550, dated the 13th August, 1890. 



The Deputy Commissioner's letter states that at the end of August 

 1889 a vessel containing 400 rupees of some ancient mintage was found 

 by two men in a field. Of these 187 rupees were melted down by the 

 finders, before proceedings could be taken under the Treasure Trove 

 Act. The balance of 213 rupees was forwarded to me for identification 

 and report. Their value is stated to be Rs. 217 according to the 

 current coinage. 



Of these 213 rupees, 178 are Mu gh al, and 33 Affghan, one is a 

 Persian and one a Sikh coin. They are mostly in fair condition. 



They are classified as follows : 

 I. Mughal rupees. 



1, Aurangzib : 1068—1118 A. H. = A. D. 1658—1707. 



Usual type ; mints : Labor, Etawah, Multan, Tattah, 



Siirat, Ajmir, Shahjahanabad, 22 



2, Bahadur Shah 'Alam, 1118—1124 A. H. = 1707— 



1712 A. D 11 



3, FarroJch Siyar, 1124—1131 A. H. = 1712—1719 A. D. 



Usual type : 11 



4, Bafiu-d-darjdt, 1131 A. H. = 1719 A. D 2 



5, Shah Jahdn II., 1131 A. H. = 1719 A. D 1 



6, Muhammad Shah, 1131—1161 A. H. = 1719—1748 



A. D. 



Type I : *' Sahib Airdn " ; mint: Shahjahanabad.... 63 



Type II : " Badshah Ghazi " ; several varieties : ... 61 



7, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, 1161—1167 A. H. = 1748— 



1754 A. D. 



Usual type 14 



8, 'Alamgir Zdni, 1167—1173 A. H. = 1754—1769 A. D. 3 



Total Mughalg ... 178 



II. Apfghan Rupees : (Durrani Dynasty) : 



1, Ahmad Shah, 1160—1182 A. H. = 1747—1772 A. D. 



as in Jour., As. Beng., vol. LIV, p. 67 18 



2, Timur Shah, 1187—1207 A. H. = 1773— L783 A. D. 



as in Numism. Chronicle, vol. VIII, p. 336, 15 



Total of Durrania ... 33 



