ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Coins and Medals. 

 I. — Arrangement. 



149 slips of the Catalogue of Greek Coins have been written, from Locri Epizephyrii to 

 TerinR, the last town in Italy. 



631 Greek coins of Alexandria have been re-arranged, with new and appropriate cards. 



1,275 Greek coins of Alexandria, forming the colleciion of the Rev. Mr. Reichardt, 

 have been minutely examined, and those set aside which were required for the Museum 

 Collection. 



1,590 Miscellaneous Greek coins, from various Collections, have been carefully 

 examined. 



351 Greek coins, beino" those chiefly of the Collection of M, Salinas, have been minutely 

 examined, nnd those required for the Museum have been set aside. 



400 Greek coins of the Ptolemies have been examined, and those required for the Museum 

 have been set aside. 



A large number of curious leaden impressions from Greek dies, collected by M. Salinas, 

 has been carefully examined, and the greater portion set aside, as required for the 

 Museum. 



2,241 Greek coins, being those chiefly of Alexandria and of the Seleucidae, have been 

 prepared for registration. 



157 Greek coins have been registered, 151 catalogued, and 323 incorporated. 



222 Roman gold coins have been prepared for registration. 



253 Roman Imperial and Byzantine coins have been registered. 



154 Roman Imperial coins have been incorporated. 



177 Roman Imperial gold coins have been re-arranged, with fresh descriptive cards. 



263 Roman Imperial large brass coins have been placed in a new cabinet, with appro- 

 priate descriptive cards. 



205 Roman Imperial second brass coins have been placed in a new cabinet, with appro- 

 priate descriptive cards. 



2,900 red cards have been inserted in various cabinets of the Roman series. 



6,596 descriptive cards have been written tor and placed under the medals in the Royal 

 and general collections. 



1,464 Papal medals have been arranged in chronological order, with appropriate descrip- 

 tive cards. 



148 Russian medals have been deciphered. 



820 Modern coins, being chiefly those of the Venetian series, purchased of M. de Rin, 

 have been prepared for registration. 



972 modern and mediaeval coins have been registered, and 1,534 have been incorporated. 



813 English coins of Henry VII., Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and of Philip and 

 Mary, have been re-arranged, with new cards, in iVesh cabinets. 



329 pennies of Henry II. have been catalogued. 



3,614 coins, being a portion of the great find at Eccles, near Manchester, have been 

 minutely examined. 



197 Oriental coins of the South of India have been prepared for registration. 



67H miscellaneous Oriental coins have been catalogued. 



550 Oriental coins of Ortokite and Atabeg Princes have been minutely examined. 



240 descriptive cards have been written for the Ottoman series of coins. 



1 1 . — A cquisitions. 



The following table shows the number and classification of the coins and medals pro- 

 cured during the year 1864 : — 





Gold. 



Silver. 



Copper. 



Lead. 



Glass. 



Total. 







Greek - 



Roman _ _ _ 

 Mediaeval and Modern - 

 English - . _ 

 Oriental - _ _ 



371 



112 



12 



11 



293 

 54 



240 

 45 

 66 



913 

 87 



122 

 37 

 60 



139 



■ Ill 

 1 1 1 1 



1,350 



512 



474 



94 



137 



Total - - - 



506 



698 



1,219 



139 



5 



2,567 



277. 



C 2 



Of 



