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are to a great extent identical in form with those described and 

 figured in Vol. Ill, of the Transact. Bombay Literary Society, 

 p. 324, &c. 



2. From J. G. Delmerick, Esq., Eawul Pindi, — specimens 

 of moulds used in counterfeiting coins ; the following letter accompa- 

 nied the specimens. 



"A few weeks ago the Police of this District, in searching for 

 implements of coining, discovered in the houses of Chandra Mall 

 and his brothers Jewaya Mall, goldsmiths and residents of the 

 town of Rawul Pindi, a quantity of moulds and forged Bactrian 

 coins. These men are well known coin dealers, and as the moulds 

 themselves would no doubt be objects of interest to the members 

 of the coin committee, I have despatched by dak bhangy four of the 

 best specimens. They are composed of a fine description of clay, 

 and are the only ones in good preservation. The others were in 

 broken bits and formed a pretty large heap on the Magistrate's 

 table. I suspect that the men received timely information of the 

 movements of the Police, and were thus able to break up nearly the 

 whole of the moulds, but nevertheless there was ample evidence to 

 prove that they were old and systematic offenders." 



" The moulds, I send, are all of the largest silver coins of 

 Eucratides, of Heliocles and Laodice, of Hermeus, and of Azilises. 



I may add that no implements of coining proper were found and 

 that the fabricated coins were destroyed by order of the Magistrate." 



General A. Cunningham published many years ago notices 

 on forged coins of the Bactrians and Indo-Scythians ; vide Journal 

 Asiatic Society, Bengal, 1840, Vol. IX, p. 1217 &c. The moulds 

 forwarded by Mr. Delmerick shew a high finish, and coins cast 

 in them require careful examination to be detected as falsifications. 



3. From the Government of India, a copy of catalogue of Sans- 

 crit manuscripts in the southern division of the Bombay Presidency. 



In connection with the specimens of implements forwarded by Col. 

 S a x t o n, the President announced that Mr. H. Rivet t-Oarnac 

 has brought a fine collection of similar relics from Central India, 

 and will lay them before the meeting. 



