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2. Roman Series : — 



45 coins have beeu registered, and 71 incorporated. 



Several large series of Republican denarii, and a hoard 

 of Imperial aurei and denarii, found at Sully, near Cardiff 

 (Treasure Trovej have been examined, and selections made 

 for the Museum. 



The Roman gold coins, and the Byzantine series have been 

 transferred to new cabinets with fresh labels, and the trans- 

 ference of the Roman Impei-ial series earlier than 296 a.d. 

 has been begun. 



8. British and Colonial Series : — 



107 coins and medals have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



Two collections of coins (including the Pollexfen Collection 

 of Scottish coins) have been examined, and selections made 

 of specimens desirable for the Museum. 



A series of casts of coins of Henry I has been prepared. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



135 coins and medals have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



A collection of gold, silver, and copper coins has been 

 examined, and a selection made for the Museum. 



The Personal Medals (small size) from C to Z have been 

 transferred from the King's Cabinet and re-arranged in a 

 new Medal Cabinet with fresh heading cards. 



The re-arrangement of the Italian Medals of the loth 

 Century under artists' names, and the preparation of a 

 descriptive list and bibliography has been begun. 



A hnd of over 200 coins of the Princes of Achaia, Dukes 

 of Athens, and Neapolitan Princes in Epirus, has been 

 examined, and a description begun. 



The German, Spanish, and Swedish lead and pewter medals 

 have been incorporated in the general collection. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



542 coins have been registered, and 309 incorporated. 



In accordance with recent researches, rectifications have 

 been made in the series of the Sultans of Delhi, the Muham- 

 madan States of India, and the Indian local mints. 



The series of the Bahmanis and the Moghul Emperors of 

 India have been expanded, and the expansion of the Bactrian 

 and Graeco-Indian series begun. 



The duplicates of the various Muhammadan series described 

 in the published' catalogue have been removed from the 

 genera] collection and placed together. 231 duplicates of 



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