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The Persian series has been expanded, and 557 tickets 

 refei-ring to the Catalogue Persia have been written and 

 inserted in the trays. 



A series of Oriental coins offered for presentation by 

 Mr. Evelyn Grant DufF has been examined, and a selection 

 made. 



807 coins of Annam and the coins of Siam and Cambodia 

 have been arranged. 2,216 coins of Korea, from the Tamba, 

 Morse, and other collections, have been classified according to 

 mints and issues, and fresh heading-cards have been written 

 where necessary. 



197 ingots, bars, &c. of Siam, Burma, and the Shan States, 

 acquired in past years, have been classified and incorporated. 

 32 coins of Tibet have been identified and classified. 



About 4,600 coins of the Chinese Empire from the Gardner, 

 Morse, Freudenthal, and other collections have been amal- 

 gamated with the general collection and arranged, with 

 heading-cards, under Emperors, mints, and denominations. 

 A separate series has been formed of the Chinese medals and 

 amulets known as " Temple Money." 



III. — Catalogues. 



1. Catalogues of Greek Coins. 



Coins of Phoenicia, by G. F. Hill. 



The coins of Byblus, Csesarea ad Libanum, Dora, Orthosia, 

 and Sidon have been weighed, arranged, and described. 

 Progress has been made with the historical introduction. 



2. Catalogues of Roman Coins. 

 Roman Republican Coins, by H. A. Grueber. 



The printing of the text of volume I. (594 pages) has been 

 completed, and the text of volume II. has proceeded as far 

 as sig. R, sent to press, and sig. DD, sent for revise. The 

 preparation of the plaster-casts for the illustrations has been 

 continued, and plates have been photographed and sent to 

 press up to PI. 86. 



Imperial Byzantine Coins, by Warwick Wroth. 



During the course of the year the whole of the text of the 

 two volumes of the work (643 pages in all) has been set up in 

 type. Volume I. (text) has been worked off", and volume II. 

 (text) as far as page 536. The preparation of casts for the 

 illustrations has been continued, and 66 plates have been 

 photographed and passed for final press. The historical 

 Introduction has been written and placed in the printer's 

 hands, and the Index has been begun. 



