DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 87 



England. — Henry VII. and VIII. A selection of 50 Groats 

 and Half-groats, all varieties new to the Museum. Presented 

 by Mrs. Charles Washrough. 



England. — Edward VI. A Half-crown in gold, struck 

 from the dies of Henry VIII., the only change made in the 

 die being the alteration of H into E on the left side of the 

 shield. 



England. — James I. A lead medal or plaque with Rose 

 and Thistle in the field, probably struck to commemorate the 

 union of the crowns of England and Scotland. 



England. — Seventeen 17th century Tradesmen's Tokens of 

 Hertfordshire. Presented by Sir John Evans, K.G.B. 



Scotland. — Forty-two Scottish leaden Communion Tokens. 

 Presented by Thos. Hutchison, Esq., F.S.A. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



France. — A Merovingian gold Triens, place of mintage 

 uncertain. Presented by P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton, Esq., 

 F.S.A. 



Greece. — An important find, consisting of 99 deniers of the 

 Dukes of Athens, 97 of the Princes of Achaea, and 33 of 

 Philippe de Tarent, struck in Greece in the latter half of the 

 13th and the early years of the 14th century a.d. 



Denmark. — A small silver coin of Eric VII. (1412-39). 

 Presented by L. A. Lawrence, Esq. 



Italy. — Catharina Sforza (ob. 1509). A rare lead portrait- 

 medal. Reverse, Victory in chariot drawn by winged horses. 

 Catharina Sforza was wife of Girolamo Riario, lord of Forli. 

 The medal is of fine style and, according to Milanesi, is a 

 work of the Florentine goldsmith Cennini, who is known to 

 have been in the service of Catharina Riario. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



Arabia. — Yemen, Eight gold dinars chiefly of the rare 

 mints San'a and Sa'dah, struck under the Abbasside Khalifs 

 and the Imam El-Hadi il-el-Hakk, ranging from a.d. 845- 

 925. 



Egypt.— Qs.\ro. A very scarce gold coin of the Bahri 

 Memluk ruler El-Mansur Lajin, dated A.H. 694 (a.d. 1294). 



