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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



the names of Vandal kings have been arranged and described,, 

 as well as numerous anonymous coins of bronze which appear 

 to be of Vandalic origin. A preliminary arrangement has been 

 made of the coins bearing the names of the Kings of the 

 Ostrogoths. 



3. Catalogues of British Coins and Medals. 



Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and 

 Ireland, by Hawkins, Franks, and Grueber. 



The preparation of Part VIII. has been continued and the 

 Part has been published. The text and plates for Part IX» 

 have been prepared and this Part has also been published. 

 The preparation of Part X. has been begun. 



4. Catalogues of Oriental Coins. 



Coins of the Andhras and Western Kshatrapas, by E. J, 

 Rapson. 



The Introduction has been written, the indexes compiled 

 and a map prepared, and the volume has been completed and 

 issued. 



III. — A cquisitions. 



The total number of coins and medals added to the 

 Department during the year 1908 was 5,543, of which 105 are 

 of gold, 1,662 of silver, 3,681 of bronze, and 95 of other metals. 



The following table shows the numbers of the new acqui- 

 sitions classified according to the several series to which they 

 belong : — 



Class. 



Gold. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Other 



Metals, 



&c. 



Total.. 



Greek .... 



Roman 



British and Colonial 



Mediaeval and Modern 



Oriental .... 



27 



15 



(i 



37 



20 



324 

 52 

 144 

 957 

 185 



2,713 



86 



72 



269 



541 



13 

 12 



70 



3,064 

 153 

 235 



1,275 

 816 



Total 



105 



1,662 



3,681 



95 



5,543 



Of the above, 1,084 have been presented, viz., 15 of gold,. 

 179 of silver, 805 of bronze, and 85 of other metals. 



The following is a list of benefactors to the Department 

 of Coins during the past year : — 



The Committee of the Burlington Fine Arts Club ; the 

 Council of the British Olympic Association : the British Orni- 

 thologists' Union ; the Linnean Society ; the London School 



