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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Outside labels have been fixed on the trays containing the 

 coins of Aethelred II — Harold II. 



A series of Pennies of Aethelred II and Cnut has been 

 examined, and specimens desirable for the Museum have been 

 selected. 



4. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 



74 coins and 15 medals and jetons, recently acquired, have 

 been registered and incorporated. 



A series of mediaeval coins brought from the East by the 

 Rev. G. J. Chester has been examined, and a selection made 

 for the Museum. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



466 coins have been registered, 1,147 incorporated, and 

 1,113 registered and incorporated. 



The Bactrian and Indo-Scythic series has been expanded 

 so as to fill three cabinets, and 75 fresh labels have been 

 written. 



The coins of the Western Kshatrapas, in the Bhagvanlal 

 collection, numbering about 700 specimens, have been ar- 

 ranged. 



Rectifications have been made in the Sassanian series. 



652 tickets, giving references to the Catalogue of the Sultans 

 of Delhi, have been written and placed in the trays beneath 

 the specimens. 



Among the Oriental series examined with a view to pur- 

 chase, are a collection of coins of the Arab Dynasties of Spain, 

 and a collection of Arab and other coins belonging to Colonel 

 Miles. 





II- 



—A cquisitions, 



1890. 









Class. 



Gold. 



Bilver. 



Bronze. 



Billon. 



Lead. 



Glass. 



Total. 





5 



102 

 3 



24 



70 

 5 









177 

 9 

 32 













MedifBval and Moilern - 



- - 





- 



- 





English 



- - 





198 



10 



« 



3 



_ 



221 



Oriental - - - - 





133 



246 



226 



4 



8 



8 



625 



TOTAL - 



141 



573 



318 



13 



11 



8 



1,064 



