1875.] H. Bloclmiann — History and Geography of Bengal. — No. III. 289 



4. Vide PI. XI, No. 5. Weight, 164*49 grains. A. H. 858. Struck 



at Mahmudabad. 

 Obyerse — As in No. 3. 

 Eeteese — ^L'l 2>j+s*> A dA aSXo .xU. W j>*L»*Jfj f^U^/l ttjfi (-^'G 



5. Tide PI. XI, No. 6. Weight, 165-68 grains. Mahmudabad ? 

 The legend of both faces as on Col. Hyde's coin. 



6. Vide PI. XI, No. 7. Weight, 166-2 grains. A. H. 862. The 

 obverse contains the lozenge and square, and the empty spaces of the corners 

 are filled with little crosses, as on Col. Hyde's coin. The reverse contains 

 nine scollops along the margin. 



Obverse and reverse as in coin No. 5, but no mint town. 



7. Vide PI. XI, No. 8. Weight, 164-28 grains. A. H. 862. The 

 obverse and reverse have each ten scollops along the margin. Legend as in 

 coin No. 5. The year is expressedly A*l r * x « <_s*. 



8. Vide PI. XI, No. 9. Weight, 164-77 grains. Legend as in pro- 

 ceeding, but no year. 



The Mint town of Mahmudabad on coin No. 5 is new. If it does 

 not refer to some place within the extensive walls of Gaur, it may have refer- 

 ence to Sirkar Mahmudabad (Western Faridpiir and Northern Nadiya). 



General Cunningham has sent me a rubbing of the following inscrip- 

 tion belonging to Mahmud's reign. The rubbing is taken from inside the 

 Kotwali Gate, in Gaur, and refers in all probability to the bridge of five 

 arches near it. 



The building of this bridge (took place) in the time of the just king, Nacirud- 

 dunya waddin Abul Muzaffar Mahmud Shah, the king. On the 5th 

 day of Qafar (may God allow the month to end with success and victory ! ) 862 [23rd 

 December, 1457]. 



The inscription measures 1J ft. by 13 in.* The usual phrase ' May 

 God perpetuate his rule and kingdom !' is left out. 



Ba'rhak Shall. 



(A. H. 864 to 879 ; A. D. 1460 to 1474.) 



Mr. Westmacott sent me rubbings of two new inscriptions belonging to 

 the reign of this king. He says regarding them — " The two Barbak Shah 



* This is the missing inscription No. 37, alluded to on p. 19, Proceedings, A. S. B., 

 January, 1873. 



