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The Mints of the Mughal Emperors.—By R. Burn. 
The literature on the subject of this article has increased consider¬ 
ably since the publication in 1885 of Mr. Leggett’s notes 1 on the mint 
towns of the Mohamedans. That book gives few references, some of 
the statements made in it appear incorrect, and in view of the discover¬ 
ies made in the last twenty years, it is incomplete. At pp. 277-279 of 
his valuable paper on “ Some coins of the Mu gh al Emperors,” 2 Mr. 
Dames gives a list of the mints added to our knowledge since the pub¬ 
lication of the British Museum Catalogue in 1892. A few publications 
have escaped his notice, so that this list also is not complete. 
Such lists are of use in two ways. They have a distinct historical 
value as showing the towns included in the Mughal Empire, or in 
which the sway of particular emperors was recognised. To the numis¬ 
matist they are necessary as a guide in ascertaining whether a particu¬ 
lar coin is known or not. Eor the historian, a bare list of mint names 
for each king is sufficient, while the numismatist requires also to know 
the metal of which each coin is made, and the type of inscription on it, 
besides the date it bears, if any. To prepare the information required 
by the latter is a task involving great labour which I am not able to 
undertake at present, but the following table has been drawn up to 
provide for the numismatist more details than are available except in a 
number of scattered papers. Through the kindness of my friends, it 
contains no fewer than 222 new items of interest to the numismatist, 
i.e., references to coins of mints not yet published for the particular 
emperors in the metals shown here, while these items include 42 new 
mints. 
The list has been drawn up on the following plan. The British 
Museum Catalogue was first taken, and all mints found in it were noted. 
Other catalogues and papers were then searched, in the order shown 
1 London, Stevens and Sons, 119, Chancery Lane, W.C.; Calcutta, Thacker 
Spink and Co.; Bombay, Thacker and Co. 
2 Numismatic Chronicle, 1902. 
