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



Two archaic silver s'aters of Teneclos, of the Euboic standard. 



A tetradrachm of Lebedus in Ionia, of great rarity, issued in the second century B.C. 



A unique tetradrachm of Seleucus II. of Syria, having the portait of the king bearded. 



A unique copper coin of Cleopatra of Syria and her son Antiochus, in alliance with 

 Alexander II., Zebina. 



A rare silver stater of Barce. 



A Persian daric, of a remarkable type. 



A tetradrachm of Artaxias King of Armenia, with an inscription. 



A gold stater of Diodotus of Bactria, in very fine condition. 



A tetradrachm of the same king. 



A drachm of Heliocles of Bactria, with the date 83, of the Bactrian era (b.c. 164). 



A rare didrachm of Menander of Bactria. 



A unique silver coin of Heraiis, King of the Sacse, with the inscri2ition TvpavvovvTog 

 'Rpdov SoKo Koipavov, of the end of the second century B.C. 



In the Grreek Imperial series, a remarkable selection of coins of Phrygia and the 

 neighbouring parts, collected on the spot, and comprising specimens of rare cities, such as 

 Baratea in Lycaonia, and Alia, Appia, Beudos, Briana, Ococlia, Siblia, and Sibidonda, 

 in Phrygia. 



Also a series of coins bearing on their reverses names of rivers in Asia Minor, and 

 comprising nearly all that are known of this class. 



A number of very fine coins and medallion*, including pieces of Mytilene, Ephesus, 

 Pergamus, Ilium, Phocsea, with many others of great rarity, chiefly from the well-known 

 cabinet of Mr. Addington. 



j3. Roman Series : — 



Rare aurei of the Aquilia and Durraia Families. 



A unique aureus of Trajan, with a representation of the Column of Trajan on the 

 obverse, and his Forum on the reverse. , 



An aureus of Commodus, having Sarapis and Isis with the Emperor, on the reverse. 



An aureus of the Empress Crispina, with Ceres on the reverse. 



A rare aureus of Didius Julianus. 



An aureus of Trebonianus Gallus, with the reverse inscription P.M.TR.P.IIII. 

 COS. II., the only dated gold coin known of this Emperor. 



A unique billoil medallion of Postumus, with a representation of the river Rhine on 

 the reverse. 



An aureus of Julian the Tyi-ant, who was slain near Verona by Carinus. The Museum 

 possesses only one other gold coin of this personage. 



A fine solidus of Crisjjus, representing him armed. 



A small medallion of Priscus Attains, with Victory on the reverse. 



A solidus of Zeno, struck at Ravenna, of great rarity. 



Three bracteates of gold, one of which bears the head of' Alexander the Great, pro- 

 bably made in the time of Caracalla or Severus Alexander. 



y. English Series: — 

 A gold medal, supposed to be of George Seton Earl of Huntley, and dated 1562. 

 Presented hy A. W. Franks, Esq. 



8. Oriental Series : — 

 A gold muhr of Mahmud ibn Mohammad Ibn Taghlak (Pretender) Pathan King of 

 Dehli. 



Four silver coins of the Gupta series, one of extreme rarity. 



Presented by the Hon. Miss Baring. 



Catalogues : — 

 A Catalogue of the Roman Medallions has been published. 

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

 A Catalogue of Oriental Coins, Arab Section, Vol. I., has been written and partly 

 printed. 



The number of visitors to the Coin Room in 1874 was 1,674. 

 The number of visitors to the Gold Ornament Room was 16,560. 



Reginald Stuart Pooh. 



Departments of Natural History. 



The number]of specimens added to the Departments of Natural History in the year 

 1874, is 34,616. Of these, 30,699 have been registered in the Department of Zoology, 

 3,103 in the Department of Geology, and 814 in the Department of Mineralogy. The 

 additions to the Botanical Department, for which, also, estimates of space have been made 



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