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that in variety 1 the title as-Sultdn al-’A'dil is placed on the area, hut 
in variety 2 it is placed on the margin. Neither Mr. Thomas nor Mr. 
Rodgers seem to have recognised this fact, as in all the specimens of 
variety 2 which they have published, they omit to read as- Stilt an al- 
’A'dil on the rev. margin ; see Chron., pp. 396, 401, Ind. Ant., vol. XVII, 
pp. 65 — 67. The fact is, that in the majority of coins of this variety, 
by some unlucky change, that section which contained the phrase is 
entirely or almost entirely lost. But in order to place this point beyond 
dispute, I now publish a specimen, in which the section referred to is 
intact. It belongs to subvariety c, with the date on the left side of the 
area. Weight, 172.37 grs. See Plate VII, fig. 5. I have only seen 
two specimens which had this particular section intact, though a large 
number have passed through my hands. 
I may here note, that the Nagari names on the Siirl coins, pub- 
lished in the Indian Antiquary, vol. XVII, pp. 65 — 67, are mostly mis- 
read. For example, on No. I (p. 65) the name reads ^ gi'?, not 
; on No. 3 ^ not ^ ^ ; so also on No. 6. On 
Nos. 8, 10, 16 it is not UHN. On No. 7, the Nagari name is not on 
the reverse (as given on p. 66), but on the obverse margin. On No. 6 
it is entirely omitted (on p. 66), though it stands on the obverse area 
(pi. 1, fig. 6) and roads ^ The top-curves of the f- vowel are 
here omitted, so that they all look like «- vowels ; or rather, I should say, 
the top-curves are run into the cross-bar above the Nagari ; this is also 
the case in No. 1 (pi. I, fig. 1). 
There is a great variety observable in the spelling of the Nagari 
name. As a nile the dental s (^) is used, thorrgh occasionally the pala- 
tal s (n) occurs, especially in the word Sri (^). Sher is spelled com- 
monly ser (%x:), often sir (€1t), I’arely siri (€tT]’). Shah is usually in 
spelled sah (^^) or sahi ; sometimes sdlii (^Tf%), rarely sah (^). 
I have only met with one instance, in which S'ri is repeated. It is shown 
in Plate VII, fig. 6. This is a specimen of type I, variety I, subvariety a. 
Weight, 172.93 grs. The Nagari portion runs thus : ^ ^ (or 
perhaps WT Jrr€]’) St Si Ser Scihi. Another point woi’th noticing in this 
particular coin is the extreme crudeness of execution in the bottom 
section of the obverse marginal inscription. The right hand section 
still shows clearly enough J ; accordingly I suppose that the rude 
scrawls in the bottom section are intended for ; though perhaps 
they may be meant for for the parts of the legends in 
the several sections do not always follow one another in proper order 
(see e. gi., Ind. Ant., vol. XVII, pi. I, fig. 14). But the curiosity is 
that, m'th the exception of tlie bottom section, the rest of tlie legends 
in the areas and sections should be so fairly well executed. 
