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2. Roman Series : 



2 coins recently acquired have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



In preparation for the exhibition of Roman coins and 

 medallions in electrotype, electrotypes have been arranged 

 and mounted of Republican Aes grave and its reductions, and 

 of Imperial gold and large brass coins and medallions, down 

 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Descriptive labels have 

 been written and affixed to these series, as well as to the series 

 of Republican denarii exhibited in electrotype. 



A number of wax impressions of medallions and coins have 

 been made for the illustration of M. Bernoulli's work on 

 Roman portraiture. 



The collection of lead impressions from the dies made hj 

 Becker for the forgery of Roman coins has been arranged 

 in chronological order. 



3. English Series : — 



94 coins, medals, and counters, recently acquired, have been 

 registered, and 85 incorporated. 



11 medals from the Bank collection have been registered, and 

 146 incorporated with the general collection. 



Rectifications have been made in the series of Scottish Leaden 

 Tokens of the 18th and ] 9th centuries. 



The Military, Naval, Regimental, Volunteer, and Miscel- 

 laneous War Medals subsequent to 1760 have been withdrawn 

 from the historical series, and arranged in chronological order 

 in a separate cabinet, the trays of which have been labelled. 



The English Medals subsequent to 1840 have been arranged 

 in chronological order, and the trays labelled. 



Labels of contents have been affixed to the cabinets con- 

 taining the collections of English, Scottish, and Irish coins and 

 tokens. 



A series of 89 English and Irish silver coins belonging to Her 

 Majesty the Queen has been classified. 



The Treasure Trove from Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire, 

 consisting of groats of Edward III., has been examined. 



A series of 242 Anglo-Saxon silver pennies off'ered for pre- 

 sentation has been examined, and a selection made for the 

 Museum. 



4. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 



70 coins and medals of various European countries, recently 

 acquired, have been registered, and 82 incorporated. 



7 medals from the Bank collection have been registered, and 

 38 incorporated with the general collection. 



94 copper coins of the Balkan Peninsula, Mediaeval and 

 Modern Greece, and the Latin East, and 75 coins of various 

 minor states of Italy, from the Freudenthal collection, have 

 been incorporated. 



The following series have been expanded and re-arranged 



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