1862.] 
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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society . 
The second coin, which was very perfect in its preservation of beau¬ 
tiful execution, was struck at Bagdad. The second was Marsden’s 
No. XLYI. 
The first named coin was not described in Marsden, and one of the 
inscriptions was not quite deciphered; the character used was too 
of rather peculiar form. 
The Delili rebels had destroyed the copy of Professor Frahn’s 
works which Mr. Bayley once possessed and he was not quite certain 
if the coin was, as was probable, an undescribed mintage. 
Mr. Cowell noticed that Mr. E. Thomas had on more than one 
occasion, but especially in his paper on Pathan coins, pointed out 
the untrustworthiness of the dates given by the Mohammedan 
historians of India. Syud Ahmed had further illustrated it in the 
edition of Zia Banff’s Tarikli-i Feroz Shahi recently published in the 
Bibliotheca Indica, by dated quotations from Khosru and other 
poets, showing that in several instances the dates given in the history 
were manifestly erroneous. 
Mr. Bayley replied that this was true, and the coins were ordina¬ 
rily more trustworthy than the histories, but even they were not al¬ 
ways accurate. This proceeded in various instances from different 
causes, and he instanced the coins struck during: the interregnum 
which followed the departure of Timour from Dehli when coins were 
struck correctly dated, but in the name of deceased kings, for fear of 
arousing the vengeance of that tyrant or his successors. 
So also more recently, during the mutiny at Bareilly and Luck¬ 
now, coins had been struck in the name of Shah Alum, and in 
those struck at Bareilly the correct date was given, and what would 
have been the year of his reign had he been living. 
4. From Babu Rajendralal Mitra a paper on the vestiges of the 
kings of Gwalior and a note on a copper plate grant from Sarun. 
The Babu read the papers, and the thanks of the meeting were 
voted to him for his valuable communication. 
The papers will appear in the Journal. 
5. From Mr. Cowell, a paper on the Charvaka Bars'ana or Materia¬ 
listic Philosophy of the Hindus. 
Mr. Cowell read his paper, and a vote of thanks was passed to him. 
The paper will be published in the Journal. 
The Librarian submitted the usual monthly report. 
