72 The Initial Coinage of Bengal. [No. 1, 



ing onwards from 804 to 807 [Marsden], 810, 813, 814, 818, 819, 820, 

 822, and 823 a. h. 



These coins are chiefly from the collection of the late Sir K. Jenkins, 

 "but have now passed into Colonel Guthrie's possession. 



Among other rare and unpublished coins, having more or less con- 

 nexion with the progress of events in Bengal, I may call attention to 

 the subjoined piece of Shir Shah (C), which seems to mark his final 

 triumph over Humayun in 946 A. H. and his own assumption of imperial 

 honours in Hindustan. The gold coin (D.) is of interest, as exhibiting 

 the model from whence Akbar derived one of his types of money, which 

 Oriental authors would have us believe were altogether of his special 

 origination, even as they attribute so many of Shir Shah's other ad- 

 mirable fiscal and revenue organizations to his Moghul successor. In 

 coin E. we follow the spread of Shir Shah's power northwards to the 

 ancient capital of the Pathans, and the piece F. illustrates the reten- 

 tion of the family sway over the other extreme of the old dominion. 



C. Silver. Size, vij. Weight, 163 grs. A. H. 946. Well executed 



Western characters. 

 Obverse, &?Ah j ^^\ *iy ^*^\ «^& *ij-+h J^*- 1 ! ^UalvJl 

 Reverse, St**! *Jllai*»^ aCLo <X-Ul <>*■=» ^UaLw %l& ji.L j-iJa«J| yt 



D. Gold. Square coin. Weight, 168J grs. Unique. (R. J. 



Brassey, Esq.). 

 Obverse, the Kalimah. 

 Reverse, &£J-"° &i-)\ &^ ^k-L* al^^i 

 At the foot, ^^ ^Tf . 



E. Silver. Size, vii. Weight, 168 grs. Dehli. A. H. 948. 

 Obverse, Square area. • *U| Jj^j «x»a= /0 aU|)J| sJ\ i/ 



Margin, the names and titles of the four Imams. 

 Reverse, Square area. &£l/o &lJt«iJ.i. •&[£> jX& ^IkLJi (jp A 

 At the foot, W\^t€t ^1^ 

 Margin, ^W cjj-^? ^e # * # 



F. Silver. Size, viii. Weight, ? Satgaon, a. h. 951 (from the col- 



lection of the late G. H. Freeling, Bengal C. S.) 



Circular area, j <*>ta> <xjj| .U^ ^UaL* sL£ .a.* _j| gl& ^4U| 



i 



Margin, 



