DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. G9 



to A.D. 296, has been rearranged under Emperors, with a 

 subordinate arrangement under mints ; labels have been 

 affixed to the trays and cabinets. 



The collection of gold coins in the Montagu Collection, and 

 a collection of coins found in England, have been examined, 

 and selections made for the Museum. 



A large collection of photographs of portraits on Roman 

 Republican and Imperial coins has been arranged and 

 mounted for use in the Department. 



3. English Series : — 



279 coins and medals have been registered, and 44 incor- 

 porated. 



The work of writing tickets referring to the published 

 volumes of the Catalogues has proceeded as follows : — 

 Catalogue of English Coins, Vol. II., 4206 tickets (com- 

 pleting the volume) ; Medallic Illustrations of British His- 

 tory, 168 tickets. 



Thirty admission tickets of Vauxhall, etc., have been 

 removed from the King's Cabinet, and incorporated in the 

 general collection. 



The following series of silver and billon coins, formerly 

 exhibited, have been restored to their places, electrotypes 

 having been made for exhibition : — Scottish coins from 

 Charles I. to Anne, and Irish coins from Sihtric III. to 

 Edward IV. 



The following series have been examined, and selections made 

 for the Museum : — The second and third portions of the Montagu 

 Collection ; a hoard of gold coins from Bransdal, Yorks ; and 

 (in part) a hoard of silver from Crediton, Devon. 



528 descriptive labels have been written for the Exhibition 

 of Electrotypes. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



8 coins and medals have' been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



526 coins of Russia, from the Freudenthal Collection, have 

 been incorporated in the general series, the expansion of 

 which has been begun. 



The rearrangement of the Dutch and Flemish Medals has 

 been completed; and the Swedish Medals have been removed 

 from the King's Cabinet, and rearranged with fresh heading- 

 cards and labels. 



A list, with drawings, of monograms and initial letters on 

 Mediaeval and Modern German coins has been made as a help 

 to identification. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



1,443 coins from the Cunningham Collection, and 136 from 

 the Bhagvanlal Collection, have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



0.125. E 3 483 tickets 



