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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



brought together in six consecutive cabinets, and the speci- 

 mens have been classified, wherever possible, under the 

 names of the medallists. The MS. descriptive list has been 

 continued. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



436 coins have been registered, and incorporated. 



The following series have been re-arranged .-—Silver coins 

 of Chandragupta II., Kumaragupta, and Skandagupta; the 

 Andhra dynasty ; the Muhammadan kings of Ma'bar ; and 

 many of the Indian local mints. 



III. — Catalogues. 

 Catalogue of Greek Coins, " Parthia,'' by W. Wroth. 

 37 plates and a map have been prepared and the whole 

 work is now in type with the exception of the indexes. 



IV. — Acquisitions. 



The total number of Coins and Medals added to the 

 Department during the year 1902 is 3,488, of which 21 are 

 of gold, 2,490 of silver, 949 of bronze, and 28 of other 

 metals. 



The following Table shows the number of the new acquisi- 

 tions classified according to the several series to which they 

 belong : — 



Class. 



Gold. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Other 



Metals, 



etc. 



Total. 



Greek .... 



Roman ------ 



British and Colonial 



Mediaeval and Modern - 



Oriental - - - - 



6 

 2 

 3 



2 

 8 



202 

 375 

 1528 

 254 

 181 



330 

 28 

 10 

 17 



564 



5 

 13 



1 

 9 



543 



418 



1541 



274 



712 



Total - 



21 



2490 



949 



28 



3488 



Of the above, 469 have been presented, viz. : 1 of gold, 

 273 of silver, 167 of bronze, and 28 of other metals. 



The donations are chiefly due to the generosity of the 

 following persons, institutions, &c. : — 



The Royal Agricultural Society ; the Bombay Branch of 

 the Royal Asiatic Society ; the Watson Museum, Rajkot ; 

 Capt. A. M. Anderson ; H. van den Bergh, Esq. ; Frank 

 Bowcher, Esq. ; W. C. Boyd, Esq.; Major-Gen. M. G. Clerk; 

 Percy Davies, Esq. ; Capt. A. B. Dew ; R. W. Ellis, Esq. ; 

 Adolph Felsenthal, Esq. ; W. Gowland, Esq., F.S.A. ; H. A. 

 Grueber, Esq., f.s.a. ; Lieut.-Col. W. P. Harrison ; B. V. 



