58 A. F. R. Hoernle— A New Find of Early Muhammadan Coins. [No. 1, 
No. 7. (Plate II, 7). Silver. Weight 159 grs. Mint [Laknauti]. 
Date 685 * 
This is a variety of the former (No. 6) ; the legend on the obverse 
being in a slightly different arrangement. The word eAjf is again dis¬ 
tinctly placed between Altamsh and us Sultan. The name of the mint 
town, omitted in the imperfect marginal legend, should be Laknauti. f 
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IV. Com or 'Ala-ud-din Mas’aud Shait. 
No. 8. (Plate II, 8). Silver. Weight 163 grs. Unique.X 
This coin is peculiar in that it has no marginal inscription indicating, 
as usual, the place of mintage and the date. Nor does it appear from its 
present state, that it ever had any marginal circle. The whole face of the 
coin, on both sides, is covered by a double-lined square area, with four 
external segments, formed by the circumference of the coin, and containing 
an ornamental scroll on the obverse, and three dots on the reverse (as on 
coin No. 3). The inscription on the reverse is peculiar in adding &1 J!j 
b'illah to the Khalif’s name and &1J at the end of the whole legend, and 
on the obverse, in omitting the article J I al before sultan. In the 
peculiarities of its outward arrangement, as well as in those of its inscriptions, 
this coin is an exact likeness of the coins of Nasir-ud-din, No. 9 and its 
duplicate. Indeed, as regards the reverse, the two coins, Nos. 8 and 9, 
are almost duplicates, even as regards the heavy, square form of the letters. 
On the obverse, the legends are alike, barring only the ruler’s name ; but 
while ’Ala-ud-din’s coin, No. 8, shows the same kind of heavy square letters 
as on the reverse, that of Nasir-ud-din, No. 9, shows the light, oblong kind 
of letters, which re-appear on his coin, No. 10, and still more strikingly 
on Mughis-ud-din’s coins (Nos. XI, XII). 
* This is now in the possession of the Hon'blo Mr. J. Gibbs, by exchange. 
f This is shown by a duplicate of a variety of this coin in the Society’s Cabinet ; 
see below No. 26, page 67. 
1 I know only two other specimens which resemble this coin, and which I dis¬ 
covered afterwards, see Nos. 27, 28, page G8. 
