Coins In Lucknow Mus. Vol 01 [56 MB - IndianCoins.org

!toTIPPOO SULTAN : GOLD COIN*.21GOLD :MUHAMMADANUSURPATION continued.Mint : Date. Obverse. Eeverse.PAGODA.Bednur, 1198.\y&" H. 1 Nuggur. (Yearof the reign) 2 " onasurrounded granulated surface,by linedcircles and ring of dots." He is the just Sultan.Year hejirah 1198:"surrounded by linedcircle and ring of dots.[Pi. 1, 9.]10Beclnur, 1199.Same as 9 ;but year3.Same as 9 ;but year1199.11Bednur, 1200.Same ;2but year 4.Same ;but year 1200.[Pi. 1, 10.]12Dharwar, 1216.'H. Dharwar? (Yearof the reign) 6 " ongranulated surface :surrounded by linedcircle and rin^r of dots.He isthe just Sultan. Year1216: " surrounded bylined circle and ring of"Muhammad.dots.13 Bednur, 1216.FARUKHI PAGODA.[Pi. 1, 11.]14 Bednur, 1216.FdrtiMn* Nuggur. H."Year 6 : surroundedby lined circle andring of dots.'Same as 13.'Muhammad. He isthe only just Sultan.Year 1216:" surroundedby lined circleand ring of dots.[PI. 1,12.]Same as 13.1Haidar's initial.2 A copper coin of the same type was struck, of whichthe only specimen seen by me is in the cabinet of CaptainTufnell. AMI.3A Farukhi pagoda was struck by Tippoo in which theword j\.~. jk^5.,.=- (Shorshid-sudd) is supposed to stand forDharwar." 4 Farukhi is the appellation given in Tipu's nomenclatureto the small gold coin that has already been noticed asaha, him, or pagoda of the precedinglitIt is the quarter part of the Ahmedi."" "With rc-.pcct to the name of Muhammad which appearsat the top of the inscriptions it is evident that it cannot be]il:iecd in the construction assigned to it in describing thea rupee of 1215, and I am led to think that, notwithstandingthe disjunction of the words it should be underfollowthe word year, and to designate the newera." Marsden, op. cit., p. "1C.