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the Catalogue of Coins of the Vandals, etc., have been written 

 and placed beneath the coins. 



A bibliography of articles in periodicals, etc. relating to 

 Roman coins has been commenced. 



3. British and Colonial Series : — 



447 coins and tokens, recently acquired, and also 96 medals 

 have been registered and incorporated. 



The coins of Henry III. and Edward I. and IT. have been 

 re-arranged with the different types classified under each mint. 



The nobles of Edward III. have been re-arranged in chrono- 

 logical order, deduced from a comparison of the coins already 

 in the Museum and of those of the East Eaynham find. Notes 

 on this classification have been made and published in the 

 Numismatic Chronicle for 1911. 



In a similar manner the long-cross coins (pennies) of 

 Henry III. have been re-arranged from evidence extracted from 

 the Palmer's Green hoard and other sources. 



The following hoards of coins, declared to be Treasure-Trove, 

 having been forv/arded by H.M. Treasury, were examined, 

 arranged, and reported upon : — (a) A series of guineas and 1 

 half-guinea of Charles II. and William III., and 3 louis d'or of 

 Louis XIV. of France found at I'Anciennete, St. Brelade, Jersey ; 

 (b) 200 nobles of Edward III. found at East Raynham, Norfolk ; 

 (g) 200 pennies, English, and 5 Irish pennies of Henry III., and 

 4 others of Alexander III. of Scotland found at Palmer's 

 Green, N. 



The portion of the Kirkcudbrightshire find of coins of 

 Edward I. and II. (1,300 specimens) not required by the Society 

 of Antiquaries of Scotland was classified and a selection made. 



A list of duplicate specimens of XVIIth century London 

 tokens in the Guildhall Library has been examined and a 

 selection made for presentation of such pieces as are not in the 

 National Collection. 



Various collections, private and otherwise, of coins of 

 William I. and II., Henry I., and Stephen have been examined 

 in connection with the volume of the Catalogue of English 

 Coins " Norman Kings," now in course of compilation. Casts 

 have been made of such specimens as are not represented in the 

 Museum. When ofi'ered for purchase selections have been 

 made. 



The bibliography of English coins desribed in various 

 publications has been commenced. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



145 coins and 34 medals recently acquired have been 

 registered and incorporated. 



Rectifications have been made in the attributions of coins 

 to certain Doges of Venice and also to the series of German 

 bracteates, many of the latter having been identified. 



