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manque dans les xiv edits que les Nos. 13 et 14. Je ne doute pas qu'ils 

 n'existent quelque part autour des pierres connues. Mais je n'ai pu 

 ni les decouvrir ni recueillir aucun renseignement. II faudrait avoir plus 

 de temps dans la place. 



Tout ce pays-la est plein de promesses certaines pour qui saurait y 

 cherclier. J'espere bien des choses de I'intelligence de capitaine Deane. 

 II a trouve recemment de curieuses sculptures en hois tres-anciennes. 

 Elles m'ont fait repenser a cette grande masse de forme conique sculptee 

 de pierres que nous avons vue ensemble a I'lndian Museum. Je serais 

 bien curieux d'en avoir de bonnes photographies. Si vous trouviez possible 

 d'en obtenir je serais tout dispose a faire quelques frais dans ce but." 



The Philological Secretary exhibited two silver coins of the 

 reign of Gangeya'Deva, the Kalachuri raja of Chedi, received from the 

 Government, N.-W. P. and Oudh. 



The Philological Secretary read reports on two finds of Treasure 

 Trove coins. 



I. Report on .37 silver pieces, forwarded by the Deputy Com- 

 missioner of Jabalpiir, with his No. 600, dated 13th February 1888. 



1. The silver pieces are said to have been found in a place called 

 Khitoba, in the Jabalpiir district. 



2. They make up 36 silver coins, two of the pieces being fragments 

 of one coin. These coins belong to the well-known class of " old Hindu 

 punch coins," bearing a variety of symbols punched on their surface, 

 generally on one side only. There are, among these 36 coins, 30 of a 

 more or less square or oblong, and 6 of a more or less circular shape. 

 Some of these bear punches on both sides. Most of them are of more 

 or less impure silver. They are worth from two to four annas each. 



II. Report on eleven old rupees, forwarded by the Deputy Com- 

 missioner of Shahpur, with his No. 1141, dated 15th December 1887. 



1. The coins were found by a labourer while digging for a founda- 

 tion near a Khangah named Azim Jatti at Badar, on the Chenab, in the^ 

 Shahpur District. 



2. They are Rupees of the following Mogul emperors of Delhi : — 



N^o. of specimen. 



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



dates 1111, 43—1105, Mints: Siirat, Akbar- 



nagar 3 



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



a, Sdhih Qirdn type, dates 114*, 19 — 11**, 25— 



11**, 5 1***, 8— Mint :— Shahjehanabad... 5 



