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Among the above acquisitions the most notable are the following : — 



a. Greek Series. Purchases : — 



Three pieces of Aes Grave, the as and semis of Iguvium (Grubbio), and a quadrans of 

 Etruria. 



A remarkable silver coin of Mantinea, with the type of a fisherman. 



A drachm of Macedonia, struck under Koman rule. 



A drachm of Uranopolis in Macedonia, with the type of Aphrodite Urania. 



A drachm of Alexander, tyrant of Pherae. 



A silver coin of Ichnae in Macedonia, a town new to numismatics. 



A very fine tetradrachm of Philip V. of Macedonia, with a portrait probably of the king's 

 son Perseus. 



An archaic tetradrachm ascribed to Athens, bearing on the reverse the head of an ox. 



A remarkable Cyzicene stater ; type, Herakles. 



An archaic tetradrachm of Ephesus. 



An interesting series of Greek Imperial copper coins of rarity, struck at Nysa, 

 Conana, Silandus, Eumenia, and other places. 



Two extremely rare silver staters of Praesus in Crete. 



A very early coin of Thermae (later Thessalonica) in Macedonia. 



A coin struck by the Athamanes in alliance with Pherae. 



A small gold piece of Aegina. 



Two remarkable copper coins, one of which is unique, struck by the Sicilian allies of 

 Timoleon. 



j3. Roman Series. Purchases : — 



The Department has acquired a selection of thirty-two important medallions, chiefly 

 from the cabinet of the Count Tyeskiewitz. Some of them are of the greatest rarity. 

 The medallions of Aelius, Gallienus and Salonina, Saloninus, Tacitus, and Constantius 

 Chlorus are interesting for their portraits ; and mythological interest attaches to those of 

 Domitiau, Hadrian, Aelius, M, Aurelius, Commodus and Philip I. 



7. MedicBval and Modern Series. Purchases : — 



A silver medal of Michael Mercator. 



A gold dobra of Fex-nando I. of Portugal, one of two known specimens, the other being 

 in the Collection of his Majesty the King of Portugal. 



Presented by Augustus W. Franks, Esq. 

 519 jetons or counters of France and Germany. 



Presented by M. le Comte Auhin Belina Wesrerski of Zahrzevo, Posen. 

 Eleven rare bracteates of Mieceslas III. King of Poland. 



S. English Series. Purchases : — 



Proofs in gold of the Nightingale token and Till's Slough token. 

 A pattern in silver of Droz's halfpenny of George III. 



Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 

 A gold medal of the Triple Alliance of 1609, and another of Charles I. with Henrietta 

 Maria. 



£. Oriental Series. Purchases : — 



Two gold coins of El-Mahdee, Fatimee Khaleefeh. 



A silver coin of Urkhn, Turkish Sultan, very rare, and another of Aboo KamU, new to 

 numismatics. 



A selection of 27 glass coins or weights. 



Presented by J. M. Foster, Esq., of Collumpton, Devon. 

 One gold and nine silver coins of Assam. 



Catalogues : — 



The first volume of the Catalogue of Greek Coins, comprising those of Italy, has bebn 

 published. 



A Catalogue of Koman medallions has been written aud partly printed. 

 The second volume of the Catalogue of Greek Coins (Sicily) is in preparation. 

 The number of visitors to the Coin Koom in 1873 was 1,724. 

 The number of visitors to the Gold Ornament Room was 12,740. 



Reginald Stuart Poole. 



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