The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c17.s2.t13.4
The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c17.s2.t13.4
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The second type is similar to the first, but its reverse has a double Trident within a border of rays, surmounted by a Crescent and flanked by two Lamps (Pl. LXV, 11).⁴ A hoard of these coins was found in Daulatābād in the Nalgonda district of Hyderabad. It weighed in all 4,920 tolas and therefore must have consisted of more than 12,000 coins. These coins are not silver; they are an alloy of 71 per cent. copper and 21 per cent. tin, with iron and zinc in negligible quantites. The average weight is 50 grains.