Indian Antiquary Vol 53

SR No.: 032545
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 392
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(DECEMBER, 1924
9-F. The lettering pla which is a portion of ungla can be read. So it is a Mughal or pseudo-Mughal coin.
9- The sa which is probably a portion of ungle can be read on one side, and on the other. I cannot say anything definite about it. Thousands of coing like this, which were struck by local independent chiefs, are still found. 9-H. It closely resembles fulûs of Shikárpur.
Plate II. 9.1. In this lies which is a portion of sleglasly can be read on one side, and g on the other side. The circular stroke of resembles the of 9-G, but in this case in the belly or the bigger curve of there are no dots.
9.K. The words which can be made out are and which may be read
as o li and
but one cannot be certain whether the mint is »:,, Johannes, 99, ., Shikärpur, Peshawar, Lahore or Bahawalpûr, and whether the coin is of Durrani or the Mughal dynasty. Probably it is of the former.
9-L. This coin, though defaced can be assigned to Ali 'Adit Shah II (A.H. 1087—83) of Bijapur. Compare the figure with figure 8 of plate XXXIX of the N. S. II. Here in this
مار
صفد
صفدر
specimen,
which is a portion of
an! A
which is a portion of
'can be read.
علی
ر
10. The coin is very much defaced. Imagination helps me to read on the obverse, ga pe Mahisur or wie wyne and if so, the coin may be assigned to Mysore-but all this is doubtful.
Plate III. No. 42. I assign it to Muhammad bin Tughlaq (A.H. 725-52, A.D. 1325—51) of the
الحاکم
Tughlaq Dynasty. The inscription which is legible on one side is all which is similar to
بار
و
that of 219 in Thomas and 373 of Indian Museum Catalogue, the only difference being in the
au arrangement of letters. It is in the above specimen, whereas it is lell in the
الحاكم منه بامرالله
above references.
No. 45. This is no doubt a Mysore coin of Tipu Sultan, as suggested by Mr. Sewell. If Tufnell and Thurston have not figured such a coin in their plates, possibly they did not find one. In fig. 5, pl. VI, figs. 7, 8, pl. VIII of Thurston we see an elephant to the right with similar tail, and if alif is not to be found it is immaterial.
Figs. 162, 176, 188, 194, pl. IV, figs. 228, 230, 255, pl. V, figs. 299, pl. VI, of "The Coins of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan" by Henderson also bear similar figures of the elephant to the right.
Fig. 46. This coin is of Tipu Sultan and the mint possibly is Twis, Khaliqabad