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The " Short-Cross " series has been expanded by the addition 

 of another cabinet, and various rectifications have been made. 

 Several records and chronicles bearing on this coinage have 

 been examined. The coins of Henry V. and Henry VI. have 

 been re-arranged and heading-cards added. 



The English money-changers' weights for English, Irish and 

 Portuguese coins have been brought together and arranged. 



A bibliography has been begun of monographs and articles 

 in the periodicals relating to English coins. 



A collection of ancient British coins belonging to a private 

 owner has been examined, and casts from the specimens have 

 been incorporated in the Museum collection of casts. 



A find of 676 ancient British and Roman coins has been 

 classified and a selection made of specimens desirable for the 

 Museum. 



Two selections of early English and Scottish coins and two 

 series of coins of William I. and William II. offered for purchase 

 by dealers have been examined. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



507 coins, medals and jetons, recently acquired, have been 

 registered and incorporated. 



3 coins hitherto unattributed have been identified and 

 incorporated. 



The series of the coins of America has been expanded from 

 three to four cabinets. 



The series of German historical medals has been expanded 

 from two to three cabinets, and the French artistic medals, 

 previously included in the same cabinet, have been placed in a 

 separate one. 



Rectifications have been made in the Russian coin-series 

 and in the series of the medals of Pope Paul II. 



A collection of coins and medals of Europe and America, 

 ofi'ered for presentation, and a small collection of early coins of 

 Wallachia and Moldavia have been examined. 



A MS. subject-list (230 pages, folio) of works on coins and 

 tokens has been compiled for use in the Department. 



Proof-sheets of the Corpus of Italian Coins, in preparation 

 by H.M. the King of Italy, have been read and collated with 

 the coins in the British Museum. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



451 coins, recently acquired, have been registered and 

 incorporated. 



68 coins, hitherto unattributed, have been identified and 

 incorporated. 



