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



Of these acquisitions, the following have been presented to the Trustees : — 



A Greek coin of Ptolemy I. From bis Grace the late Duke of Northumberland, k.g. 



30 Australian tokens, two fon-ign medals of George V., of Hanover, and Wilhelm of 

 Brunswick and Luneburg, an English medal of the Infant Orphan Asylum at Wanstead, 

 and five Fiench medals ot Louis Philippe and Napoleon III. respeclively. From the Right 

 Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen. 



295 Imperial Roman gold coins, of which 94 are unique or unpublished, and which are 

 valued at not less than 3,200/. From Edward Wigan, Esq. 



A medal of Mis. Ilay. From the Rev. Dr. Wellesley, Principal of New Inn Hall, 

 Oxford. 



Five very rare coins of the tenth century, found in the Canton Grisons. From J. F. W, 

 De Salis, Esq. 

 . A two cents piece for 1864. From the Mint of the United States. 



22 copper tokens of Canada, Nova Scotia, &c. From the Hon. VV. H. Pope, of Piince 

 Edward's Island. 



An English medal uf Queen Anne. From Professor Van der Chijs, of Leyden. 



A medal of Galileo. From the Prefect of Fisa. 



A medal of the Tercenienary of Shakspeare. From Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. 



A 20 kopek piece of the Empress Catherine II. of Russia. From G. Eastwood, Esq. 



A medal of Queen Anne, four English tokens of the 17th Century, and a counter of Sir 

 John Fortescue. From A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An uncertain Greek coin, probably struck in Judsea, and bearing the name of Salvidienus. 

 From John Evans, Esq. 



217 coins, chiefly of the South American Republics, of which 65 are gold, and many 

 very rare. From the Hon. Robert Marsham. 



Three medals, in bronze, of the Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Canada, of the Hartley 

 Colliery Explosion, and Caswasjee Byranjee. From Joseph Wyon, Esq. 



Two medals, one in bronze and the other in white metal, of the British Museum Volunteer 

 Corps. From Mr. Taylor. 



The following coins may be specified as remarkable additions to the Cabinets in the 

 Museum : — 



In the Greek series : several rare coins of the Ptolemies, and many very rare coins of the 

 Roman Emperors, struck at Alexandria, some of which are of the highest interest, particu- 

 larly those of Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Geta, Diadumenianus, 

 and of the three wives of Elagabalus, Owing to these additions, the Egyptian series of 

 the British Museum is now the most complete that has ever been formed. 



In the Roman series: among purchases may be mentioned a very fine oold coin of Probus ; 

 two interesting specimens of the Severus family, one with the heads of Durana, Severus, and 

 Caracalla, the other with those of Geta, Severus, and Caracalla; several legionary coins of 

 Severus, which are extremely rare; a small brass coin of Victorinus of the Consecration 

 type ; and a very rare coin of Domitianus, called commonly Alexander Domitianus, struck 

 at Alexandria. 



Among the donations, the following may be noticed as part of the magnificent gift of 

 Edward Wigan, Esq. : unique coins of the Antestia family, of Domitianus Ahenobarbus, of 

 the Rustia family, and of Brutus ; an extremely rare coin of Agrippa and Augustus; a mag- 

 nificent coin of Augustus, with the head crowned with olive; a Caius Csesarand an Albinus 

 of the highest rarity ; the finest known specimen of Barbia Orbiana ; a most remarkable 

 Postumus full-faced ; a Carausius, two of Ailectus, and a quinariusof Galerius Maximinus; 

 all of extreme rarity. In this noble gift, there weie no less than 223 gold coins, hitherto 

 unrepresented in the Museum Cabinets. 



In the Mediaeval and Modern Series may be mentioned some valuable presents from the 

 Honourable Robert Marsham : an octagonal gold piece of fifty dollars, struck at Sau 

 Francisco in California in 1852; a large round gold coin of fifty dollars, stiuck at San 

 Francisco in 1855; three gold coins of twenty dollars, and two of five dollars, struck by 

 the Mormons at Salt Lake ; three onzas de oro, struck fur Mexico; sixteen pesos de oro, 

 struck for Guatemala, and four onzas de oro, struck for Bolivia. 



W. S. W. Vaux. 



Departments of Natural History. 



The additions to the Departments of Natural History, 12,973 in number, have been 

 received in the year 1864 under the same conditions of res'tricted space as have been stated 

 in " Annual Reports" from the year 1857 to 1864, inclusive, and have consequently com- 

 pelled the application of the time and woik of the staff in a proportionate degree to the 

 labours of sate stowage and conservation of the specimens, with the view to their fitness for 

 exhibition and scientific applications when the required space may be obtained. 



The stuffed specimens of the class Mammalia have been kept in a state of preservation, 



without. 



