112 TIN AND LEAD COINS FROM BRUNEI. 



and somewhat to one side of the radius, then turns along the 

 periphery, follows it for nearly 90°, runs back along the next 

 radius, and having thus enclosed the first field which is some- 

 what smaller than a quadrant, crosses the centre and continues 

 to form a second, third and fourth field, within the second, 

 third and fourth quadrants respectively. The inscription is 



j*M diU JiU\ \kL 



or in Romanized characters: 



Sultan ul-adil malik ul-dhahir, 

 i.e. The just Sultan, the acknowledged Euler. 



I am indebted to Mr. M. Hellier for kindly deciphering this 

 coin for me. Unfortunately neither the year nor the name of 

 the sultan is given, nor have I any other data to fix even 

 approximately the age and the origin of the coin. There were 

 four specimens of it. 



The second type (see pi. Ill, fig. 2) is practically of the 

 same size as the first one", viz. 36 mm. in diameter and 1 mm. 

 in thickness, and is only slightly lighter, viz. 5*7 grammes. It 

 is also of tin. It may be of later date as it is better preserved 

 and its design is somewhat more elaborate. There is only one 

 specimen of it. 



The obverse shows again the figure of a recumbent buffalo, 

 but with the tail curled downwards. The buffalo with its 

 scroll work is enclosed by a circle, the space between the circle 

 and the margin of the coin, about 4 mm. across, being filled 

 up by a zig-zag line. 



The reverse contains the same inscription as the first coin, 

 also arranged in mill-sail pattern. Like the figure on the 

 obverse, the inscription is enclosed by a circular line, the space 

 between the latter and the margin of the coin containing a 

 series of dots. 



The third coin, found by Mr. Roberts when clearing the 

 site for the Brunei residency, in 1906, is of lead. It measures 

 30 mm. in diameter, 1'5 mm. in thickness and weighs 10"6 

 grammes (see pi. Ill, fig. 3). Its specific gravity is 10*1, that 



Jour. Straits Branch. 



