78 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A series of drawings of coats of arms (occurring chiefly on 

 uninscribed German coins) has been commenced, in order to 

 facilitate identification. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



1,081 coins (from the Cunningham, and other collections, 

 recently acquired) and 3 Siamese medals have been registered 

 and incorporated. 



Rectifications have been made in the following series : — 

 Sakas, White Huns, Sassanian, ValabhT, Mahakosala, Eastern 

 Calukya. 



The whole of the various series of Northern India from the 

 earliest to mediaeval times have been re-arranged, and fresh 

 labels and heading-cards, giving the dates of the dynasties 

 and references to the latest numismatic authorities, have 

 been written. 



200 tickets giving references to the catalogue of Moghul 

 coins have been written and placed beneath the specimens. 



A descriptive list of Indian coins to be electrotyped for 

 exhibition has been drawn up, and a list of coins of Assam 

 has been prepared. 



The coins of the Kotas, who were hitherto known only 

 from an inscription, have been identified and arranged. 



6. Labelling of Cabinets : — 



Outside labels have been written specifying the contents 

 of 74 cabinets. 



III. — Catalogues. 

 Greek Series : — 



The Catalogues of the coins of Caria and Islands, by 

 B. V. Head, and of Lycia, Pamphylia, and. Pisidia, by 

 G. F. Hill, have been printed and issued. 



Catalogue of the coins of Galatia, Cappadocia, etc., 

 by W. Wroth. 2 half-sheets ( = 16 pp.) and plates I. to XIII. 

 sent to press. 



IV. — A cquisitions. 



The total number of Coins and Medals added to the 

 Department during the year 1897 is 1,548, of which 42 are 

 of gold or eJectrum, 824 of silver, 664 of bronze, and 18 of 

 other metals. 



Of these, 801 have been presented or bequeathed, viz. : ' 3 of 

 gold, 121 of silver, 167 of bronze, and 10 of billon. 



The donations are chiefly due to the generosity of the 

 following persons : — H. F. Amedroz, Esq., E. Denny Bacon, 

 Esq., M. Maurice Barbey, The Hon. Algernon Bourke, 

 W. Brooke, Esq., Charles Davis, Esq., Miss M. E. Daw, the 



