76 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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



One hTinjdred and twenty-four coins bave been described. Tbe 

 issues of tbe fourtb century bave been rearranged in a more 

 convenient order. Tbe weigbts of all coins of tbe district avail- 

 able bave been collected and digested into tables witb a view 

 to tbeir insertion in tbe Catalogue. 



2. Catalogue of Roman Coins. 



Coins of the Early Roman Empire, by Harold Mattingly. 



All tbe coins bave been described and a considerable portion 

 of tbe introduction bas been written, wbile tbe description of 

 tbe coins of Augustus and Tiberius and tbe earlier sections of 

 tbe introduction bave been revised and tbrown into final form. 



3. Catalogue of Indian Coins. 

 Ancient Indian Coins, by J. Allan. 

 Ninty-four coins bave been described. 



4. Guides. 



Guide to Exhibition of Historical Medals. 



Tbe text and introduction of tbe old Guide to Englisb Medals 

 bave been subjected to a first revision; descriptions of tbe addi- 

 tions to tbe Englisb series and of tbe medals in Part II (general 

 series) bave been written. An index to tbe inscriptions on medals 

 in Part I bas been written and translations added. 



5. Miscellaneous. 



Grains and Grammes . A Table of Equivalents for the Use 

 of Numismatists, bas been publisbed. 



Exhibition. 



The New Exbibition Room bas been fitted witb cases. Tbe 

 mounting of tbe coins and medals for exbibition bas been begun, 

 eleven cases of medals illustrating Britisb and European bistory 

 from tbe fifteentb centuiy onwards baving been mounted and 

 labelled, and tbe first draft of tbe guide to tbis section prepared. 



Extensio7i of the Medal Room. 



Tbe screen between tbe Medal Room and tbe Nortb Corridor 

 bas been removed, and tbe latter space is being fitted for inclusion 

 in tbe main room, tbus increasing by nearly one-balf tbe accom- 

 modation for tbe collections. 



III. — Acquisitions. 



Tbe total number of coins and medals added to tbe depart- 

 ment during tbe year 1920 was 7,919, of wbicb 460 were of gold, 

 2,843 of silver, 4,138 of copper and 478 of otber metals. Tbe 

 average of tbe preceding ten years was 2,787. 



