1889.] E. E. Oliver — Coins of the Muhammadan Kings of Gujarat. 5 



and Dehli, taken from Poole's very handy gi-aphic scheme of the Mu- 

 hammadan dynasties of India. 



(See Plates I— III.) 



Of Ahmad Shah 1. I noticed in Mr. Furdoonjee's collection similar 

 coins to the British Museum No. 408, but with the mint Ahma- 

 dabad for the years 832, 6, 842, 3*, and similar to No. 411 also -with 

 mint Ahmadabad, years 830-1-7. Of G-hiyasu-d-din Muhammad Karfm 

 Shah the Museum list gives no dated specimens. Thomas records 849, 

 850 and (?) 856. The three now figured read 852, 3 and 5, the last 

 named having the same inscription as in Thomas. The Museum cata- 

 logues no silver representative of Mahmud Shah Bi'gard, the famous 

 Sultan of the moustachios. Thomas refers to thi'ee, of 891, 903 and 911. 

 Neither give any mints : in fact, with one doubtful exception, none of 

 the Gujai-at series in the Museum catalogue are minted. In the list now 

 given are silver coins of 864-7 (8)70, 909 ; Ahmadabad, 900, 903, and 911. 

 In some cases the date is in words. The Museum list has two gold coins 

 of Muzaffar Shah II. Thomas's copper coins are dated 922-3-4 and 

 8. The one now figured is dated 929. Two others have no name but 

 may perhaps be put down to him (?), Ahmadnagar (9)17 and 922. 



The inscription on No. XVIII of Bahadur Shah appears to agree 

 with No. 427 of the Museum, but I note the years 938 and 939. 

 Mahmud Shah III. bin Latif is unrepresented in the Museum cata- 

 logue. Thomas gives the years 946, 7 and 9. Among these now figured 

 are the years 945,7 and 960. The suppositious king Ahmad II. is 

 represented in the Museum catalogue by one coj>per coin ; Thomas gives 

 the dates 961 — 8. In the present list are the dates 961, in silver, x x 2, 

 963 and 8. Muzaffar Shah III. in the Museum and in Thomas is 

 represented by the dates 969, 971-7-8-9 and 930. The present list adds 

 991. 



It is also worth while adding that among Mr. Furdoonjee's dated 

 Bahmani coins, I notice, Ahmad Shah I. like the Museum No. 454, the 

 years, 836 and 838. Like the Museum No. 461, the years 843-5-6, 850-2-6. 

 Like No. 467, the years 839, 842-3 and 850. Muhammad Shah II. like 

 No. 474, the years 863, 877 and 875, and a fine silver coin of (?) Ahsan- 

 abad of x 77 figured in the present list as No. XXXIV. A coin of 

 his, figured as No. XXXV, also appears a novelty. 



* The above dates are all A. H. 



