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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



362 coins have been registered and 914 have been 

 incorporated. 



58 coins formerly classed as uncertain have been identified. 



The series of coins described in the first five volumes of 

 the catalogue has been expanded so as to allow of fresh 

 incorporations, and a list has been made of all new mints 

 a,nd dates on coins acquired since the publication of the 

 Catalogue. 



The uninscribed lead series of the Andhra dynasty has 

 been arranged. 



The following collections have been examined, and 

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

 collection of coins of the Ksatrapas of Surastra and other 

 ancient dynasties of Western India ; (ii) a collection from 

 Baluchistan and a number of mediaeval and modern coins 

 found in Baluchistan ; (iii) a find of about 500 coins of Rajputs 

 of Delhi, Kanauj, and Narwar ; (iv) a collection of various 

 ancient dynasties of Western India. 



III. — Catalogue. 

 The Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia, by Warwick 

 Wroth, has been published. 



IV. — A cquisitions. 

 The total number of Coins and Medals added to the 

 Department during the year 1903 is 1,557, of which 43 are 

 of gold, 409 of silver, 1,071 of bronze, and 34 of other metals. 



The following Table shows the number of the new acquisi- 

 tions classified according to the several series to which they 

 belong: — 











Other 





Glass. 



Gold. 



Silver. 



Bronze. 



Metals, 

 etc. 



Total. 



■Greek .... 



_ 



88 



463 



_ 



551 



Eoman --.-.- 



14 



3 



243 



3 



253 



British and Colonial 



19 



128 



29 



1 



177 



Mediseval and Modern - 



2 



100 



48 



12 



162 



Oriental - , . - 



8 



90 



288 



18 



404 



Total - 



43 



409 



1071 



34 



1557 



Of the above, 759 have been presented, viz. : 7 of gold, 

 168 of silver, 550 of bronze, and 34 of other metals. 



These donations are due to the generosity of the following 

 benefactors, etc. : — 



The Secretary of State for India ; the Government of the 

 United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ; the Bombay Branch 



