70 



ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



5. — Oriental Series. 



469 coins have been registered and 549 have been incorporated, 

 while duplicates and unclassed miscellaneous have been re-examined 

 and a certain number inserted in the general series. Several parcels 

 of coins offered for purchase or donation have been examined and 

 selections made. The series of the Moghul Emperors has been 

 revised, certain rectifications made and many additional heading- 

 cards added. 



II. — Publications. 

 1. — Catalogue of Greek Coins. 

 Coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia, S,-i'., by G. F. Hill. The text of 

 the portions relating to Nabataea, Roman Arabia, Mesopotamia, 

 Ancient Persia and Persis has been revised and the introduction 

 vi^ritten to that relating to Elymais. 



Coins of Cyrenaica, 8fr., by E. S. G. Robinson. 



Work has been resumed on the catalogue of this series. 



2. Catalogue of Roman Coins. 



Coins of the Early Empire, Augustus to Vitellius, by H. 

 Mattingly. 



The coins have been arranged and described as far as the end of 

 the reign of Claudius. 



3. Catalogue of Oriental Coins. 

 Ancient Indiati Coins, by J. Allan. 



Work has been resumed on the Catalooue of this series. 



III. — Acquisitions. 



The total number of coins and medals added to the Department 

 during the year 1919 was 6,301, of which 602 were of gold, 3,328 

 of silver, 1,905 of bronze, and 466 of other jnetals. The average of 

 the preceding ten years was 2,406. 



The following table shows the numbers of the new acquisitions 

 classified according to the several series to which they belong : — 



i 



Class. 



Gold. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Other 

 Metals. 



Total. 



Greek 



Roman 



British and Colonial 



Mediae val and Modern 



Oriental 



Chinese 



507 

 13 

 22 

 36 



24 



854 



364 



1,150 



788 

 172 



694 

 111 



530 

 494 

 76. 



21 

 1 



25 



412 



6 



1 



2,076 



489 



1,727 



1,730 



278 

 1 



Totals 



602 



3,328 



1,905 



466 



6,301 



Of the above 5,249 were presented, viz. 525 of gold, 2,682 of 

 silver, 1,592 of bronze, and 450 of other metals. 



