70 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



the series of Alabanda in Caria. The Perj^an Darics have 

 been re-arranged in accordance with the views of M. J. P. Six ; 

 the coins of the Kings of Sidon have also been re-arranged in 

 the chronological order proposed by M. Babelon, in his paper 

 in the Bulletin de Corres'pondance hellenique, for 1891. 



A series of coins, chiefly Carian, offered for presentation by 

 Mr. W. R. Paton, has been examined, and a selection from it 

 has been made. 



Several series of coins, offered by English and foreign coin- 

 dealers, and a selection of Greek imperial coins from the 

 Babington sale, have been examined, and desirable specimens 

 have been selected for purchase. 



2. English Series : — 



48 Anglo-Saxon and English coins, recently acquired, have 

 been registered and incorporated. 



In preparation for the Catalogue of English Coins, Vol. II., 

 .569 coins of Edward the Confessor have been weighed ; the 

 coins of Cnut and Harold I. have been arranged ; lists of 

 the money ers of Harold I., Harthacnut, and Edward the 

 Confessor have been compiled ; and 12 plates of casts for the 

 illustrations have been arranged. 



Rectifications have been made in the series of English 

 Tokens of the 18th and 19th centuries. 



A small collection of Anglo-Saxon coins of ^thelred II. 

 and Cnut has been examined, and a selection from it has been 

 made. 



The Treasure Trove from Whaplode, Lincolnshire, has also 

 been examined, and a selection from it has been made. 



A hoard of Anglo-Saxon and Oriental coins found in Skye 

 has been examined, and descriptions of many specimens have 

 been written at the request of the Remembrancer of Scot- 

 land. 



3. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 



15 coins of the Republic of Brazil and of the French Colonial 

 series have been registered and incorporated. 



Selections have been made from a series of medieval coins, 

 and also from a large collection of early Danish coins offered 

 for purchase. 



4. Oriental Series : — ■ 



52 coins of various Arab dynasties have been registered. 



30 coins of the Amawees of Spain have been registered. 



43 coins of the Abbasees, the Tooloonees, the Saffarees, &c., 

 have been incorporated. 



197 cards giving references to the Catalogue of Persian Coins 

 have been written and placed under the specimens. 



* 642 coins 



