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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 hinis 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 ami Copper in varying proportions, forwarded for 

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



O <D 





Reference to Numbers 



No. of 



Weight 



1 Dwts. Fine 



o o 



A. H. 



of Coins in 



Coins in 



in 



Silver per 



fcfS 





" Pathan Sultans." 



Parcel. 



Grains. 



ft. in each. 



1 



716 



Mubarak Shah. No. 66. 





53.22 



5.375 



2 



726 



Muhammad bin Tughlak. 

 No. 91. 





55.15 



13.300 



3 



895 



Sikandar Bahlol. No. 163. 





143.438 



1.900 



4 



896 



53 33 



4-1 



142.163 



2.025 



33 



33 



33 33 





142.936 



1.925 





55 



33 33 





138.913 



1.615 



35 





33 33 





140.0S8 



2.200 



5 



898 



33 33 





141.500 



1.5625 



6 



900 



33 53 



2-1 



140.800 



2.6000 



,, 



, 



33 33 





127.600 



3.0125 



7 



903 



33 35 





143.100 



4.650 



8 



904 



55 55 



3-1 



142 500 



5.624 



jj 



907 



33 33 



3-1 



143.250 



15.5 



35 



55 



33 33 





141 150 



160 



J? 



53 



53 33 





139.900 



16.0 



9 



905 







144.500 



17.5 



10 



909 



55 33 





141.500 



15.0 



11 



910 



55 35 





140 200 



15.0 



12 



912 



33 33 



2-1 



142.500 



12.0 



55 





33 33 





135.500 



15.0 



13 



913 



33 3) 



2-1 



132.250 



150 



J3 



}J 



33 33 





140.750 



15.0 



14 



914 



35 33 



4-1 



140.000 



15.0 



55 



)> 



33 33 





138.500 



15.5 



53 



35 



55 53 





141.000 



16.5 



55 



35 



55 33 





140.500 



16.0 



15 



918 



33 35 



4-1 



138 250 



10.0 



5) 



55 



35 55 





133 250 



10.0 



„ 



55 



55 33 





139.750 



9.0 



,, 



,, 



33 33 





125.000 



8.0 



16 



919 



33 33 



3-1 



135.250 



32.0 



„ 



,, 



33 33 





137.250 



8 



35 



33 



33 33 





137.500 



8.0 



Vol. xv. 1852, p. 121, et seq. 



