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A hand-list of monograms and single letters, occurring as 

 sole or chief types on Greek coins, has been drawn up with 

 a view to facilitate identification. 



2. Roman and Byzantine Series : — 



479 coins recently acquired have been registered, and 

 537 incorporated. 



A small find of bronze coins of the fourth century after 

 Christ from Farnborough has been examined. 



Selections of coins desirable for the Museum have been 

 made from a series of Roman Republican coins and a series 

 of Byzantine coins off'ered by dealers. 



The coins of Nerva have been examined, and the un- 

 published varieties noted for a foreign scholar. 



A collection of sulphur casts of coins not in the Museum 

 has been arranged for reference in a separate cabinet. 



3. British and Colonial Series : — ■ 



12G coins, medals, and tokens recently acquired have been 

 registered and 176 incorporated. 



A Tr-easure Trove from Kensington has been examined. 



The Medals of Schools and Societies have been arranged 

 with fresh heading cards and labels in a new cabinet. 



4. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 



125 coins and medals recently acquired have been regis- 

 tered and incorporated. 



The series of Poland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have 

 been transferred to new cabinets, and the coins of these 

 countries from the Freudenthal Collection incorporated 

 with them. 



151 coins of the Grand Masters of Malta, 104 coins of 

 Siberia, 1,577 coins of the Italian States, and 127 of the 

 Portuguese Colonies have also been transferred from the 

 Freudenthal to the General Collection. 



The whole of the Italian series has been expanded and 

 re-arranged with fresh labels and heading cards in 13 cabinets, 

 An index of the various States, giving references to the cabinets 

 has been drawn up to facilitate the consultation of the 

 collection. 



The coins of the Emperors of Trebizond have been 

 removed to a more suitable cabinet. 



A small selection of French and Spanish coins has been 

 made from the Kensington Treasure Trove. 



A list of Visigothic coins has been examined, and a 

 selection made of specimens required for the Museum. 



