64 C. J. Rodgers —Supplement to Thomas' Chronicles , No. 5. [No. 2, 
Babar is complete. It is far from being so. There are coin stores in 
India which have never been examined. There are many bazars which 
have never been visited once by any numismatist. New small finds 
are constantly being made, and are finding their way into the bazars. I 
never make a visit to any town without getting some novelties. It is my 
conviction that were the bazars of all the towns of Northern India to be 
carefully examined, a vast number of coins hitherto unknown might be 
obtained. In Amritsar the other day, I found a coin of Humayun’s 
struck at Champanir. It had on it, however, the singular legend 
“ The conquest of Champanir, 942.” Again in the same 
city, I lately obtained a mohur of Hasan Shah ibn Haidar Shah of 
Kashmir, dated 876 H. This is as yet unique. Coin No. 19 of the 
present supplement is another case in point. It was purchased by me 
in the bazar at Sonpat. The beautiful coin No. 36 was given me as a 
medical fee by a coin dealer in Dehli, although all I told the man was 
to send his son at once to an eye-hospital. 
Uncatalogued collections pay for being examined. I had had coins 
Nos. 37-40 for many years. It was only when I examined each coin 
with a view to describing it accurately, that I discovered what they 
were. Since I drew r No. 4 I have come across another type of the 
coins of Nasiru-d-din Kliusrau Shah in the collection of an amateur. 
It is the smallest type and has on it, on the obverse and on the 
reverse (jbta Again of the coins of Nasrat Shah I have lately 
discovered a new type. It is one weighing 138 grs., but has on it only 
fclA cj and It is double the weight of the coins 
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on which these legends usually occur. 
It is quite true that old coins are being bought up with avidity, ond 
that many are annually being taken or sent out of the country, but 
nevertheless, annually, many novelties are coming to light. All that is 
wanted is that some one who knows what they are, should be appointed 
to go round and collect them. Then our museums would annually be 
enriched with many treasures. This means, however, that the museums 
should have an annual grant made to them for coin purchases. I 
cannot conceive of public money being better spent, for all museum 
collections are for the use of the public. 
I proceed to describe the coins drawn in the accompanying plates 
IV and V. Their metal and weights are shown on the plates. Each 
coin is drawn equal to its actual size. 
Plate IV— 
(1) Obv. ill tyUaUJl 
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Rev. Horseman to right. 
