218 Dr. Hoernle — Reports on Coins. [Nov. 



II, Aurangzib, 1658-1707 A. D. lettered surfaces, 



a, Type I, date in top line, 2 varieties, of 

 various dates and mints ... 18 



b, Type II, date in middle line, 2 varieties, 



of various dates and mints, ... 6 



c, Type III, date in the bottom line, of 

 various dates and mints ... 5 



III, Bahadur Shah, 1707-1712 A. D., of 3 differ- 



ent types, various dates and mints ... 11 



IV, Jahdnddr Shah, 1712 A. D., mint : Lahor, ... 3 

 V, FaruJch Sir, 1712-1719 A. D., of 2 different 



types, various dates and mints ... 11 



VI, Rafiu-d-darjdt, 1719 A. D., mint Multan ... 1 

 VII, Rafm-d-Baulah, fShah JeMn II) 1719 A. D. 



mint : Daru-1-Khilafat Shah Jahanabad ... 1 

 VIII, Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748 A. D., of various 

 dates and mints : 



a, Type I, Sahib Qirdn, ... ... 9 



b, Type II, Bddshdh Ghazi, ... 13 

 IX, 'Alamgir Sdni, 1754-1761 A. D. mint Sirhind, 1 



Total ... 81 



The 31 Kabul coins, all belong to the type Samanta 

 Beva ; obv. Horseman, with date 814 ; rev. sit- 

 ting Bull : ... ... ... 31 



Grand Total ... 112 



Report on 327 " coins of old date" forwarded by the Deputy Com- 

 missioner of Sealkot, with his No. 1258, dated 16 September 1887. 



These coins are said to have been found near the village of Adal- 

 atgarh, by six different persons, on the 6th December 1884, when 

 digging an adh or water course. 



They belong to the class commonly called " old Hindu punched 

 coins." They are well known and have been often described by Prinsep, 

 Thomas, and others (see Indian Antiquities, Vol. I, pp. 209 fig). They 

 are supposed to be the earliest kind of Indian coins but probably were 

 in use down to the comparatively late times of the Mahammadan con- 

 quest, side by side with more regular currencies. They consist of small 

 flat pieces of metals of all kinds of shapes, marked with a great variety 

 of "punches," some on one side only, others (though rarely) on both 



