122 



Note on Col. Stacey's Ghasni Coins. 



[No. 



Note. — The above Coin displays with unusual completeness the 

 various honorary titles by which Masaud was designated. 



As connected with the subject I transcribe from the copy preserved 

 by Bihaki a detail of Masaud' s recognised titular designations as 

 accepted by the KhaHTs Ambassador, in 423 A. H. 

 +Asl)\ f\jo)l{j&x*. jji alj| &\s ^i\ AlJi ^ ^a *±*J\ e>*^yi &U *~J 



Again in another place (under A. H. 424), our author entitles the 

 Sultan 



^a^c ±\*.mji\ &U| *l<ye| *0JUJ| Alii ^ilj Jaila.^ &U| ^liJl^eU 



Albirunis' enumeration, as found in the unique copy of his Kaniin-i- 

 Masaiidi which has lately come into the possession of Sir H. M. Elliot, 

 varies but slightly, being to the following effect : 

 A-Ul a ixfi Jfli U^ &\)j ^j j^lij aJlf| AAjJi. JWf *%J\ Ja.3/1 i*XlJ\ 



No. 10. [to follow 58.] Gold, wt. 57 gr. Ghazni, A. H. 423. Unique. 





Reverse. 



Obverse. 





aJU 



3/i *)\ 3/ 





*Ul Jf<*j **s* 



sa&j &V\ 





&xle &)J\ J*> 



d^ij&y 





*U< ^joJ^/ctiJt 



aJUlyelj ^jlaJf 





£jX~«JQ 



Mar. int. jta^l '*#/* *^l *H 



Margin. 



Surah ix. 33 and lxi. 9. 



Mar. ext. Surah xxx. 4, 5. 



No. 11. 



[to follow 58.] Gold, wt. 54 gr. Ghazni, A. H. 423. Unique 





Reverse. 



O^erse. 





&\) 







*+=:* 







*Ul Jj*»j 



Area as in the last Coin. 





JU| SjJ* 







J>jJtWO 





Margin. 



S. ix. &c. 



Margins, as in the last Coin. 



