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Lead-gilfc trial castings of the two sides of a large medal 

 commemorating the Union of England and Scotland in 1707. 

 Presented by the National Art Collections Fund. 

 A silver medal commemorating the visit of George III. to 

 St. Paul's on April 23rd, 1789. Presented hy Dr. R. Main. 

 A bronze-gilt cliche of the obverse of a medal of George III. 

 Presented hy Miss Helen Farquhar. 



A bronze medal commemorating the coming of age of the 

 Marquess of Titchfield. 



Presented by His Grace the Duke of Portland. 



(c) Miscellaneous: — 



One hundred and eightjreight dies of English coins of the 

 14th century, from the Chapel of the Pyx. 



Presented hy H.M. First Commissioner of Works. 



An interesting selection of primitive native currency in use 

 in British West Africa and on the French Ivory Coast, 

 comprising brass rods, copper wires, " manilas " or bracelets, 

 iron hoe-money and arrow-heads. 



Presented by the Bank of British West Africa. 



4. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 

 (a) Coins : — 



A very fine collection of 1,051 silver deniers and four bronze 

 coins of the Frankish rulers of Athens and Achaia, and other 

 coins of the Xlth-XIfth centuries, notably semi-bracteate coins 

 of Switzerland. The museum had previously only a small 

 series of the Frankish coins and none of the Swiss bracteates 

 of the " Steckborn " type ; now the collection of coins of the 

 Princes of Achaia and Dukes of Athens is probably the largest 

 outside the Athens Museum. The details of the acquisition are : 

 402 silver coins of the Princes of Achaia, 367 silver coins of the 

 Dukes of Athens, 133 silver Swiss coins of the Steckborn type, 

 89 silver and 4 bronze other Medi;Deval and Renaissance coins. 

 These coins were formerly in the collection of Lord Grantley, 

 who had devoted particular attention to the study of these 

 series. Presented by Maurice Rosenheim,, Esq., F.S.A. 



Fifty-six silver denarii of the Margraves of Brandenburg of 

 the Xlllth century from a find at Zerbst, and a bracteate of 

 Otto II. of Brandenburg. 



Presented by Direktor Dr. Julius Menadier. 



Four gold tari of William II. and Henry VI., Norman 

 Kings of Sicily. 



A gold ducat of Pope Clement VII. (1523-1534) struck at 

 Modena : Obv. Portrait bust of the Pope. Rev. S. Gemignano 

 seated to front s. gem. mvtinen. EPS. Wt., 53 * 4 grains (cf. 

 Serafini, Monete Pontificie, I., p. 219, No. 193). From the 

 Martinori Collection (lot 2080). 



Two gold Levantine imitations of Venetian sequins. 



Five bronze Greek Church tokens and three modern Greek 

 nickel coins. Presented by F. W. Hasluck, Esq. 



