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This rupee was therefore probably struck by Sikandar before com¬ 
mencing his march from Lahore to Agra. It is just possible that Fe- 
rishta is wrong in calling him Ahmad Khan before he ascended the 
throne. Perhaps his name was Ismael Khan. 
The reverse of this coin has the kalimah in a square. The margins 
are only partially legible. They probably contained the names and titles 
of the four companions of Muhammad. 
The rupees of Sikandar are very rare. General Cunningham has 
one. The one here given is Dr. Da Cunha’s. His dams are also very 
rare. But I think I know of some half dozen. 
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Thomas gives no gold coin of this king. Mr Gibbs, however, edits 
one and refers to mine which is, however, a broader piece than his. The 
British Museum has not got one. 
It will be noticed that this gold coin has the inscription in circles 
and not in squares as the rupees have. This it seems was the custom. 
The margins too are on both sides and are repetitions of one another. 
This I have noticed as being followed by Gyas ud Din Balhan, Muizz ud- 
Din Kaikabad, Jalal ud DinFiroz Shah and Ala ud Din Muhammad Shah. 
During my late tour I obtained a rupee of the last named king and its 
inscriptions are in circles. When we get gold coins of the other kings 
such as Ala ud Din Masaud and Muizz ud Din Bahram Shah they will 
perhaps follow the same custom. 
No. 12. This is a square mohur of Ala ud Din Muhammad Shah 
Mr. Gibbs edits this and gives a second. The inscriptions are the 
same as on Ala ud Din’s ordinary mohurs and rupees. There are no 
margins. It may have been struck from the die used for a rupee. 
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