[To convert the decimals into annas and pie, see Table V. page 10: for explanation of the present table, see page 32.]

Table Of Gold Coins.

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE OF GOLD COINS.

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Since the Table of Gold Coins, page 39, went to press, an opportunity has been afforded of adding largely to its contents, from the examination of a remittance of 725 old gold-mohurs sent from the General Treasury to be melted and recoined. On a laborious scrutiny of them, many pieces of all the Emperors of Delhi, since the time of Akber, were discovered; and a few anterior to that monarch: besides, a large store of Bhopal, Jypoor, and Kota or Boondee mohurs, easily recognized by their respective symbols. The whole were weighed and assayed, and the results are given in the present supplement, arranged in two classes, the first, in the order of the Emperors; and the second, alphabetically, in that of the localities. As there was considerable difficulty in recognizing many of them, in which part of the name was wanting, it may be convenient here to accompany the table with a catalogue of the inscriptions most commonly met with on the gold coins of each monarch, from Akber downwards. Some of them, as will be seen, have two or three different forms, which is very perplexing to the examiner. The term sahib-qiran (lord of the qiran, or fortunate conjunction of the planets) was first applied to TYMOOR;—afterwards to Shah Jehan, as sahib-qiran sanee (the second) :—and lastly to Muhammed Shah.

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It is worthy of remark, that most of the gold-mohurs in the present table agree very nearly together in weight and value: and the average value of 100 may be taken as equal precisely to 100 Bombay and Madras new gold mohurs (or gold rupees, as they are anomalously styled).—The Calcutta gold-mohur has no equivalent in the list it would therefore be no innovation, but rather a restoration of the former system, which prevailed for 300 years unremittedly, to abolish the Calcutta gold-mohur of 204.71 grains, and adopt in its place the 180 grain mohur of Southern and Western India for the standard of the Bengal Presidency. Thus, were the sicca rupee abolished, there would remain but one gold and one silver coin throughout British India, both containing the same weight of precious metal, so that the relative value of gold and silver would be at once known ; the present nominal rate of 16 rupees* might still continue the legal equivalent of the mohur, since the value of gold is permanently risen nearly to that extent.

Inscriptions on Mohers of the Moghul Emperors.

.Reverse, the Kalimeh جلال الدین محمد اکبر بادشاہ غازی AR. Obverse

"The glory of religion, Mohamed Akber, the victorious Emperor."

This inscription, though apparently so common, is not mentioned in Abul Tazl's list of the royal coins; the specimens vary in date from 972 to 985 Hejri. JEHANGEER.

جہانگیر شاه ابن اکبر بادشاه ضرب برهانپور امان الله

"The Emperor Jehangeer, son of Akber, struck at Burhanpur..... May God preserve."

* The old mohur sells at 17-8, its legal rate being 16 rupees.

SHAH JEHAN. (a) A plain disc, having on one side the Kalimeh,

لا اله الا الله محمد الرسول الله ضرب برهانپور سنه الهي ۸۲

محمد شاهجهان غازی صاحبقران ثاني,On the other side

شهاب الدین محمد شاهجها.

"There is no God but God, &c.-Struck at Boorhanpoor in the Ilahy year 82."

،، The splendour of the religion of Mohamed, Shah Jehan, victorious Sahebqiran the second. (b) The charyaree mohur; has a square centre, containing the Kalimeh; around which the names of the four companions of the prophet, Abubakr, Omar, Osman, and Ali.

لا اله الا الله محمد الرسول الله ابوبكر عمر عثمان علي

On the other side the same as before; sun juloos 5.

(c). The third sort has a lozenge shield, containing the Kalimeh, around which zarb Allahabad, sun 1031 : the reverse as in the other specimens.

در جهان سکه زد چون مهر مخیر شاہ اورنگ زیب عالمگیر .AURUNGZEB ضرب مستقر الخلافة اكبرابان سنه جاوس میمنت مانوس : Reverse

Aurungzeb Aulumgir struck this coin, brilliant as the sun, in the capital Akberabad, in the year of his reign."

سکه مبارک شاه عالم بهادر بادشاه غازي سنه ۱۱۲۳ : BEHADUR SHAH, Obverse ضرب خجسته بنیاد سنه جلوس 9 ; On the reverse

"Struck by Shah Aulum Behadur Shah at the happy city, year 5.-A. H. 1123.” JEHANDAR SHAH. The reverse as in Aurungzeb's: On the obverse,

سکه زد برسیم و زر چون مهروماه * ابو الفتح بادشاه جهان دار شاه غازي ۱۱۲۴

"The father of victory, the great Emperor Jehandar Shah struck this coin in silver and gold, 1124."

سکه زد از فضل حق برسیم و زر فرخ سیر بادشاه بهر وبر FUROKHSEER سنه ۶ جلوس میمنت مانوس ضرب دار الخلافة شاہ جہان آباد ; Reverse

سکه مبارک محمد شاه بهادر بادشاہ غازی سنه ۱۷ (MOHAMMED SHAH.(a

"By the grace of God, the King of sea and land. Furokhseer has struck silver and gold coin at the metropolis Delhi, in the 6th year of his prosperous reign."

"The blessed coin of Mohamed Shah, the victorious Emperor." Reverse as usual; suns 2 to 17.

year 12, a debased coin.

chiefly of the صاحب قرآن ثاني The same inscription with the addition of (6)

سکه زد برسیم و زرچون مهر و ماه ابوالفتح غازي الدين محمدشاه (ه)

سکه زد برسیم و زر از فضل حق احمدشاه سنه ۱۴

"The father of Victory, Defender of the Faith, Mohamed Shah has struck silver and gold coin resembling the sun and moon.” The reverse as in a, and suns various,

AHMED SHAH.

Same as the coin of Ferokhseer, with exception of name the reverse as usual, AULUMGEER II. There are also three varieties of inscription on his coins, viz.

(a)

"The blessed coin of the victorious Emperor Aulumgeer the second."

سکه مبارک بادشاه غازي عالم گیر ثاني

ابوالعدل عزیز الدین شاه عالم گیر بادشاه غازي خلد الله ملکه سخه ۳ (۵)

،، The father of justice, cherisher of religion, the victorious Emperor Aulumgeer II. ; may heaven extend his kingdom." Suns 2 and 3.

سکه زد بر هفت کشور تابان همچون مهروماه باد شاه عزیز الدین عالم گیرثاني (ه)

Struck in the seven climes, as bright as the sun and moon, by the cherisher of religion Aulumgeer the second, H. 1170 to 1173. Suns 3 and 6.

The reverse of all these coins is as usual.