DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 



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Kev, A. Dixon, the Eev. H. Dixon, Mrs. Etheridge, Sir John 

 Evans, k.c.b., the Kev. W. K. Firminger, the late Sir A. 

 Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. (bequest), John Gordon, Esq., 

 Lord Grantley, F.S.A., H. A. Grueber, Esq., F.S.A., G. F. Hill, 

 Esq., M.A., the Rev. Cyril E. Hubbard, L. A. Lawrence, Esq., 

 Alfred J. Lawson, Esq., Lieut.-Col. B. Lowsley, Major E. St. 

 F. Moore, G. H. Pedler, Esq., Spencer Geo. Perceval, Esq., 

 Capt. T. E. Pinkett, Rev. Edw. Riggs, E. J. Seltmann, Esq., 

 Cecil H. Smith, Esq., LL.D., Mrs. S. Thacker, Sydney Vacher, 

 Esq., Hermann Weber, Esq., M.D., Col. L. M^orthington Wilmer, 

 and D. T. Baird Wood, Esq. 



Of the 1,247 specimens added during 1897 to the Department 

 of Coins and Medals by purchase, the most valuable were 

 acquired at the sales by auction of the remaining portions of 

 the famous collections of the late Sir Edward H. Bunbury, 

 Bart., and of the late Mr. Hyman Montagu. 



The following Table shows the number of the new acquisi- 

 tions in the various metals, classified according to the several 

 series to which they belong : — 



CLASS. 



Gold. 



Electrum. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Mixed 

 Metals. 



Total. 



Greek 



Roman 



British and Colonial - - - 

 Mediaeval and Morlem - 

 Oriental 



19 

 14 



1 



313 

 43 



348 

 61 

 59 



497 

 7 

 59 

 33 

 68 



6 



6 

 6 



836 

 53 

 427 

 101 

 131 



Total - - - 



41 



1 



824 



664 



18 



1,548 



Remaekable Coins and Medals. 



1. Greek Series : — 



{a.) Europe. 



Britannia. — Five unpublished silver coins of the Brigantes, 

 of the time of King Venutius, found near Honley in 1894. 

 Among them is one of unusual interest, the inscription CARTI 

 upon it showing that it was struck by Queen Cartimandua, 

 who is known in history as the betrayer of Caractacus. She 

 rebelled against her husband Venutius in a.d. 69, and, in 

 conjunction with Vellocatus, the King's armour-bearer, 

 succeeded for a short time in ousting him from his kingdom. 

 (Tacitus, Hist. III. 45.) Presented by W. Brooke, Esq. 



