84 accounts, etc., of the british museum. 



Department of Coins and Medals. 



I. — Exhibitions. 



The selection of gold Roman coins of the Western Empire 

 from Julius Caesar to Eugenius (B.C. 49-A.D. 394) exhibited 

 in electrotype has been remounted and removed from the, 

 the Etruscan Saloon to the corridor of the Medal Room. 



II. — Registration and Arrangement. 



1. Greek Series : — 



707 coins have been registered, and 782 incorporated. 

 9 coins hitherto regarded as "Uncertain" have been 

 identified. 



Rectifications have been made in the series of the Abbaeti 

 and of Characene, and a coin formerly attributed to Arnae in 

 Macedon has been removed to Neretum in Calabria. 



Numerous series of coins have been examined, and selections, 

 where necessary, made for the Museum. Among these were 

 a series of Cilician coins ; the Reichardt collection of coins 

 of Palestine ; a collection of coins of Parthia and Persis ; 

 series sent by the Science and Art Department and by the 

 Cape Town Museum ; 7 series of coins from A sia Minor 

 (including one obtained by Mr. W. R. Paton, while travelling 

 with the aid of funds supplied by the Hellenic Society). 



The manuscript bibliography of Greek Numismatics has 

 been brought up to date. 



The work of Avriting tickets giving references to the 

 published catalogues has been continued for the Catalogues 

 of Lycia, etc. (657 tickets, concluding the volume), and of 

 Galatia, etc. (159 tickets). 



In preparation for the catalogues the following work has 

 been done : — 



Catalogue of Lydia : — A map of the district has been 

 traced, and a list of all the magistrates' names and titles on 

 Lydian coins in the Museum has been drawn up. 



Catalogue of Cilicia, etc. : — The coins of Mopsus, Nagidus, 

 Philadelphia, Seleucia, Selinus, Soli, Syedra, Tarsus, Titiopolis, 

 Zephyrium, Elaeussa-Sebaste, and the kings Tarcondimotus 

 and Philopator have been arranged in chronological order, 

 and the specimens in silver weighed. A map of the district- 

 has been drawn and sent to press ; and casts illustrating the 

 volume have been made and arranged on plates for photo- 

 graphing. 



Catalogue of Parthia, etc. — The whole series of Parthia, 

 Persis, and Characene has been re-arranged, and 310 specimens 

 in silver have been weighed. 



2. Roman Series : — 

 Four collections have been examined, including one of 

 coins found at Bath. 



