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The Initial Coinage of Bengal. 



[No. 3, 



results, some years ago, in. the Numismatic Chronicle,* where the 

 curious in these matters may trace many of the gradational pieces 

 of the kdnis above enumerated. As some further experiments in 

 reference to the intrinsic values of these coins were made, at my in- 

 stance, in the Calcutta Mint, I subjoin a table of the authoritative 

 results, which sufficiently confirms the previous less exhaustive assays 

 by the native process. 



LIST OF DEHLI COINS, 



Composed of Silver and Copper in varying proportions, forwarded for 

 examination by Edward Thomas, Esq., C. S., 10th June, 1853. 



o © 





Reference to Numbers 



No. of 



Weight 



Dwts. Fine 



o o 



A. H. 



of Coins in 



Coins in 



in 



Silver per 



f«H p., 





" Pathan Sultans." 



Parcel. 



Grains. 



ft. in each. 



1 



716 



Mubarak Shah. No. 66. 



1 



53.22 



5.375 



2 



726 



Muhammad bin Tughlak. 

 No. 91, 



1 



55.15 



13.300 



3 



895 



Sikaudar Bahlol. No. 163. 



1 



143.438 



1.900 



4 



896 



33 jr 



4-1 



142.163 



2.025 



33 



33 



33 J3 



1 



142.936 



1.925 



33 



33 



33 33 



1 



138.913 



1.615 







J3 33 



1 



140.088 



2.200 



5 



898 



33 33 



1 



141.500 • 



1.5625 



6 



900 



33 33 



2-1 



140.800 



2.6000 







33 33 



1 



127.600 



3.0125 



7 • 



903 



33 33 



1 



143.100 



4.650 



8 



904 



33 33 



3-1 



142 500 



5.624 



jj 



907 



33 33 



3-1 



143.250 



15.5 



>> 



33 



33 33 



1 



141.150 



16 





33 



33 33 



1 



139.900 



16.0 



9 



905 



33 33 



1 



144,500 



17.5 



10 



909 



33 33 



1 



141.500 



15.0 



11 



910 





1 



140 200 



15.0 



12 



912 



33 33 



2-1 



142.500 



12.0 



,, 



,, 



33 33 



1 



135.500 



15.0 



13 



913 



33 33 



2-1 



132.250 



15.0 



„ 



,, 



33 33 



1 



140.750 



15.0 



14 



914 



33 33 



4-1 



140.000 ' 



15.0 



,, 



33 



33 33 



1 



138.500 



15.5 



33 



5 , 



33 33 



1 



141.000 



16.5 





33 



33 33 



1 



140.500 



16.0 



15 



918 



33 33 



4-1 



138 250 



10.0 



,, 



j) 





1 



133.250 



10.0 



„ 



>> 



33 33 



1 



139.750 



9.0 



„ 



33 



33 >J 



1 



125.000 



8.0 



16 



919 



33 33 



3-1 



135.250 



32.0 



,, 



,, 



33 33 



1 



137.250 



80 



» 



» 



3, 



1 



137.500 



8.0 | 



Vol. xv. 1852, p. 121, et 



acq. 



