1897.] 
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obv., arrow-head; on newer coins: trident, shaped like Jieur de lys on 
obv. ; also six-rayed star and other small ornaments on obv. and rev. 
Nos. 56 and 57 have their values inscribed on their reverses, i. e ., 
Aif ‘ one-anna ’ and Aif ‘ half-anna.’ 
Basoda. (Plate XXXIII, 60). 
(60.) This is a rupee of Basbda, a small portion of the Gvaliyar 
State, bordering on Bh5pal. These rupees are rare. They were 
coined by Maharaja Jaqku Rao of Gvaliyar, and show on the re¬ 
verse the mark of Bhopal, a trident on shaft, together with a cauri 
or fly-flapper also a small arrow-head on the obverse. The legends 
are those of Akbar II (Sahib Qirdn Sam). The reverse shows the 
Maharaja’s name, thus : ^ \ Jana ^ an( j re g na i y ear 3 which would 
f^T ku-jl. 
be 1836 A. D. 
Bhartpur. (Plate XXXIII, 61). 
(61.) This is said to be an old Bhartpur rupee. It has on the 
reverse the usual Bhartpur marks, a katdr or dagger, a four-rayed star, 
and the two-leaved jhdr or sprig in the of julus (see Webb’s Curren¬ 
cies of Bdjputana, p. 129, and pi. XII, 9, 10). The umbrella, on the 
obverse, is the imperial mark of Shah ‘Alam, whose couplet (mutilated) 
it the obverse bears. The date is incomplete 12 
Ratlam. (Plate XXXIII, 62a, 6 ). 
(62.) These are two paisas of the old Ratlam coinage. The 
obverse is within two concentric circles with dots between ; the reverse 
is similar, but with small quadrangles within. Legends : obv., 
rataldm ; rev., Sarhvat 1928 ( = 1871 A.D.); all in crude 
characters. Marks : obv., large katdr or dagger, pointed left, and dot; 
rev., six-rayed star and two dots. 
K 8 c. (Plate XXXIII, 63, 64). 
(63 and 64.) A rupee and a paisa of Koc, called by different 
bankers Balashahi or ascribed to Kalpi, Bilsa, Jhansi and Jalaun in the 
North Western Provinces. The legends are those of Shah ‘Alam, whose 
regnal year 44 (i.e., 1216 H = 1801 A.D.) is on the reverse. Mint on 
reverse illegible. Marks: obv., trident within ^5 of (also on 
No. 63), and flag pointed to right; also several crosses or arrow-heads 
of various sizes; rev., a many-rayed star, and below it another indis¬ 
tinct object. 
