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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The earlier coins of the Graeco-Indian series have been 

 examined, and all duplicates noted with a view to their 

 removal into separate cabinets. 



280 tickets have been written, giving references to the 

 Catalogue of Oriental Coins, Additions, Vol. X. 



Several collections have been examined, and, where neces- 

 sary, selections made for the Museum. Among these were : — 

 coins from Central Asia, sent by Dr. Hoernle, of the Indian 

 Museum ; series belonging to Col. Biddulph, Mr. L. White- 

 King, Mr. C. E. Steele, and the Cape Town Museum; a 

 collection of Ortukl and Ayyubl coins ; and a series of 

 Chinese and Malay coins. 



IIL- 



Greeh Series : — 



■Catalogues. 



The Catalogue of the Coins of Galatia, Caypadocia, and 

 Syria, by W. Wroth, has been printed and issued. 



British Series : — 



A Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 by H. A. Grueber, has been printed and issued. 



IV. — Acquisitions. 



The total number of Coins and Medals added to the 

 Department during the year 1899 is 845, of which 20 are 

 of gold, 295 of silver, 499 of bronze, and 31 of other metals. 



The following Table shows the number of the new acquisi- 

 tions classified according to the several series to which they 

 belong : — 



CLASS. 



Gold. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Mixed 



Metals, 



&c. 



Total. 



Oreek - 



1 



112 



371 



1 



485 



Jloman -..---.. 



1 



2 



22 



- 



25 



British and Colonial 



7 



86 



8 



10 



111 



Mediaeval and Modern ... - 



- 



9 



55 



3 



67 



Oriental 



11 



86 



43 



17 



157 



Total - - - 



20 



295 



499 



31 



845 



Of the above, 295 have been presented — viz. : 7 of gold, 

 156 of silver, 107 of bronze, and 25 of other metals. 



