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6. Crystal, chip, or conceivably fragment of a blade or spall. 



7. Quartz, almost certainly a worked flake. The rounded 



end seems to show abrasion by use, possibly a scraper. 



8. Quartz, conceivably a rough arrowhead, more probably 



a chip. 



At a later date Mr. Hartley wrote : — 



Since I wrote my opinion there is nothing to alter. The description 

 given by Mr. Lewis makes almost certain that many of the chips of 

 white and clear quartz are of human manufacture. 



[Ed.] 



20. Three Rare Coins. — The coins figured here are from my 

 cabinet, and I am sending you this note in the hope that some one 

 with more knowledge than I can pretend to will be able to identify 

 them. The plates give the correct size. 



Fig. 1. 



This thick silver coin, weighing 8-03 grammes, was brought to 

 me when 1 was District Judge at Ratnapura, by a silversmith to 

 whom it had been given by a villager to be converted into jewellery. 

 It was said to have been found in the Bintenna. Both sides of the 

 coin are slightly concave. The figure on the reverse is a snake, and 

 the coin appears to be Oriental. 



Fig. 2. 



This coin is roughly circular, of silver, and weighs 3 '52 grammes. 

 On the obverse appears a head of Dionysos facing left, with long 

 pointed beard, the long hair being done in three rolls, and with 

 what seems a wreath of ivy on the head. The reverse is worn, and 

 bears no trace of an inscription. The coin seems to me to be of the 

 Naxos issue, and if so would date back to about 500 B.C. There are 

 certain wavy lines on the reverse, which maj^ represent the vine 

 leaves and bunch of grapes which are usually found on such coins. 

 This specimen was purchased by me in Colombo from a shop where 

 it is said to have been sold by a villager. 



Fig. 3. 



This is a beautiful silver medallion of Hadrianus (117-138 a. d.), 

 and weighs 3 '44 grammes. The obverse shows the laureate bust 

 of the emperor facing right, v.ith the legend imp caesar trajan 

 HADRIANUS AUG. On the reverse appears the legend hilar p r p m 

 TR p cos III, and a female figure standing. There is no specimen 

 of this in the Museum collection. I beheve mine was purchased 

 in Colombo. 



P. E. PIERLS. 



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