1852.] Note on Col. Stacey's Ghazni Coins. 115 



Note on Col. Stacey's Ghasni Coins, by E. Thomas, Esq. C. S. 



In the year 1848 the Royal Asiatic Society of London, did me 

 the honour of publishing in their Journal my Essay on " The Coins of 

 the Kings of Ghazni," which had for its object the exhibition of a 

 classified Catalogue of this particular section of Mr. Masson's most suc- 

 cessful Numismatic gleanings in Afghanistan. Col. Stacey's collection* 

 of Ghaznavi money, about to be described, will be found to furnish 

 several supplementary dates and many unique and interesting additions 

 to the general series, and as I have endeavoured to make this notice 



* In lately passing through Cawnpore I had an opportunity of cursorily examin- 

 ing the late Col. Stacey's extensive collection of Coins, and by the kind permission 

 of the present owner, Captain Wroughton, I was enabled to secure this series for 

 publication. 



Apart from the historical interest and typical novelty of many of the specimens 

 thus entrusted to me, I am anxious to make known the contents of this division of 

 Col. Stacey's Cabinet as a fair sample of the entire collection, as I am desirous of 

 seeing these Numismatic Treasures promoted into some locality more accessible to 

 Oriental Antiquaries, than they at present occupy in a private Cabinet in an out of 

 the way station in the N. W. Provinces. 



An opportunity of effecting this occurs at the present moment, as the whole col- 

 lection is now for sale, and it is offered on the very equitable terms that the price 

 shall be determined by any third party, being a competent judge of these antiqui- 

 ties, who may be elected by the intending purchaser and approved of by the 

 seller ! 



A general idea of the extent and character of the collection may be formed from 



the following classified outline of its contents. 



Gold. 



Greek and Bactrian, 



Indo-Scythian, . 11 



Arsakian, 



Sassanian, 



Old Hindu, 



Gupta and Saurasbtran, 18 



Rahtors of Kanouj, 15 



Kabul and Kashmir, 2 



Khalifat, Ghazni, &c, 57 



Grand Total,.... 103 1362 3601 

 Q 2 



Silver. 



Copper. 



137 



251 



10 



445 



27 



54 



50 



84 



375 



487 



29 



4 



2 



2 



55 



875 



677 



1399 



