ACCOUNTS, &C,, OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



4. English Series : — 



An important collection of gold and silver tokens in proof, many of which are of 

 extreme rarity, from the cabinet of the late Sir George Chetwynd, Bart. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



An interesting series of Arabic glass pieces, supposed to be coins or weights. 



6. Selection from the Cabinet of the late Edward Wigan, Esq. ; — 



The following are the most important coins which have been acquired from the Wigan 

 Collection. 



a. Greek Series: — 



A silver coin of Pandosia, in Bruttii, on the reverse of which is the River Crathis, 

 thus fixing the site of the city ; iinique. 



Another silver coin of the same town, of extreme rarity, with the head of Ilera Lacinia 

 upon the obverse. 



An extremely rare silver coin of an unknown city of Lucania or Bruttii, the name of 

 which commences with Ser . . . (published by the Due de Luynes, Bevue Numis- 

 matique, 1859 p. 348). 



A tetradrachm of Segesta in Sicily, of great rarity. 



A tetradrachm of Syracuse, with the head and name of Arethusa, and the engraver's 

 name Cimon ; the finest specimen known. 



A didrachm of Amphipolis, with the head of Apollo, full-face ; Jleur de coin. 



A tetradrachm of a King of Sparta, supposed to be Cleomenes III. ; of extreme rarity. 



A very rare silver coin of Coresia, in Ceos. 



A tetradachm of Gortyna in Crete, with the type of Athena Polias, probably struck 

 during some temporary alliance with Athens. 



A tetradrachm of Pharnaces I., King of Pontus, with his portrait : very rare. 



A tetradrachm of Clazomenge in Ionia, with the inscription 6E0A0T0S EIIOEI ; one 

 of three known. 



An extremely rare gold piece of Erythras in Ionia. 



A unique silver coin of lalysos in Rhodes. 



A coin of Myra, in Lycia, struck during the reign of the Emperor Gordian III., and 

 bearing a most remarkable mythological type ; unique. 



A tetradrachm of Antiochus III. of Syria, with an elephant for the reverse-type ; of 

 great rarity. 



A unique tetradrachm of Agathocles, King of Bactria, with the head and name of 

 Diodotus on the obverse. 



Another of the same king, but with the head and name of Euthydemus on the obverse ; 

 also unique. 



A drachm with the portraits of Heliocles and Laodice on one side, and that of 

 Eucratides upon the other ; unique, 



A rare tetradrachm of Antimachus, with remarkably fine portrait. 



A silver stater of Arsino'e II. of Egypt, of extreme rarity. 



A gold stater of Ptolemy TV. Philopator ; very rare. 



A unique tetradrachm of Cyrene, with the head of Zeus Ammon, of the finest style of 

 Greek art. 



An extremely rare tetradrachm of Barce, with a very curious reverse type. 



j3. Roman Series : — 



The medallions in this series are of especial interest from the beauty of the portraits 

 and the remarkable mytliological subjects of many of the reverses. Among them may be 

 especially mentioned the finest of Marcus Aurellus and of Commodus, and those of 

 Lucllla, Gordian III. with the Colosseum, Maximian I. with his portrait as Hercules, 

 and Helena, the mother of Constantlne. 



The large brass series, or that of the sestertii, has been chosen on the principle of secur- 

 ing the finest specimens from the earliest condition of the dies. In fact the closest approxi- 

 mation to proofs. Thus the numerous rarities of type do not represent the value of this 

 part of the selection, as every coin is a rarity in the condition In which it is here found. 

 The cabinet thus formed Is of the highest importance for iconography, archaeology, and 

 history. Eor the determination of the portraits of statues and gems, as well as for pur- 

 poses of critical research, these coins will have a joermanent value as the standard for 

 reference. The rarest types are the Germanicus, I he only sestertius with his portrait 

 which has been discovered ; the Britannlcus, one of two known sestertii, the other being 

 in the BIbliolheque at Paris, and differing from this in the direction of the head. An 

 unexampled series of the geographical coins of Hadrian, and the only less important 

 similar series of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, also deserve special notice. 



y. English Series :~- 



The crown of the Elder Pretender, the only known example of any coin issued or 

 struck by him ; and thus a very important addition to the English Series. 



III.— The 



