DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 79 



The transference of the Roman Imperial coins to new 

 '' Greek gauge " cabinets, with fresh labels, has been carried 

 back to the reign of Caracalla. 



In preparation for the Catalogue of Byzantine coins, the 

 coins of the Emperors from Arcadius to Basiliscus have been 

 brought together in one cabinet and placed at the beginning 

 of the Byzantine series. The coins of Anastasius I. and 

 Justin I. have been arranged and re-arrangements have been 

 made throughout the whole series, new tickets being written 

 where necessary. The coins of the African and Italian mints 

 have been incorporated in the general series. 



The bibliography of the Byzantine series has been 

 continued. 



661 Byzantine coins have been weighed. 



The following collections have been examined and 

 selections, where necessary, made for the Museum : — (i) a 

 series of early Roman Republican bronze coins ; (ii) four 

 collections of Roman Republican denarii ; (iii) a hoard of 

 2,796 Imperial coins found at Croydon ; (iv) two large collec- 

 tions of Byzantine gold ; (v) four collections of Byzantine 

 silver and bronze coins. 



3. British and Colonial Series ;— 



1,539 coins and medals have been registered, and 1,660 

 coins and medals have been incorporated. 



A series of 110 gold and silver coins has been selected to 

 be electrotyped for the museum of the Royal Mint. 



Ten plates of casts of English medals have been prepared 

 for the Medallic Illustrations of British History. 



A small find of coins of Stephen and Henry II. has been 

 examined and an important selection made. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



823 coins and medals have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



Rectifications have been made in the Bohemian and 

 Hungarian series in accordance with recent researches, and 

 fresh tickets written where required. 



Five " Uncertain " tickets of Venice have been identified 

 and incorporated. 



The descriptive lists of Italian medals of the 15th and 

 16th centuries have been continued. 



A large series of German coins and a series of French 

 jetons have been examined and selections made for the 

 Museum. 



