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4. Mediceval and Modern Series : — 



A large selection of gold and silver Feudal and Local coins 

 of the French Barons, &c., ranging from the eleventh to the 

 fifteenth century. 



Two silver medals commemorating the re-capture of Namur 

 by William II. of Orange in 1695, bearing on the obverse 

 the head of Maximilian Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, who 

 assisted William in the siege of the town, 



A medal of William IV. of Orange commemorating the 

 Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, and one of William V. of 

 Orange, struck on his election as a Knight of the Garter, 

 1762. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



A selection of 465 coins forming a portion of the "British 

 Collection of Antiquities from Central Asia,'' published by 

 Dr. A. F. Rudolf Hoernle, ci.e., in his two Reports. in thfr 

 Journ. As. Soc. of Bengal. The selection consists of the 

 following classes : (i) Indo-Chinese, with inscriptions in both 

 Chinese and Prakrit (in Kharosthi characters). This class 

 has hitherto been known to numismatists only from a few 

 poorly-preserved specimens, (ii) Indo-Scythic ; (iii) Scytho- 

 Bactrian ; (iv) Chinese ; (v) various Muhammadan, chiefly 

 of Central Asia, mostly new varieties ; (vi) Sassanian ; (vii) 

 various of Mediaeval and Modern India. Purchased from 

 the Sec. of State for India. 



Sixty-four coins of Ancient India, chiefly of the Ksatrapas 

 of Surastra and Malava, and of the Imperial Gupta dynasty. 

 Presented by the Watson Museum, Eajkot. 



A bronze coin of Arsakes, who was supposed by the late 

 Gen. Sir A. Cunningham to have been one of the Saka 

 Princes of India. (Num. Chron. 1900, p. 167, PI. xiv. 2.) 



Three gold coins of the Kadamba dynasty of Southern 

 India, varieties of those published by Elliot. {Coins of 

 Southern India, Pi. ii., 68, 69.) 



Fifty-six bronze coins of Mediaeval India, chieflj'- of 

 the Moghul Emperors Humayrin, Akbar, and AurangzTb. 

 Presented by R. W. Ellis, Esq. 



Three specimens of the curious " Boat money " of Siam 

 (' white brass ') which formerly circulated in the valley of the 

 Nam Nfi'um in N.E. Siam. 



V. — Students and Visitors. 



The number of students and visitors to the Department 

 during the year 1902 was 4,015. 



Barclay V. Head. 



