ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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proper positions, and 60 coins have been transferred from the Imperial to the municipal 

 series. The series of the Counts Palatine has also been completely re-arranged. 



The Italian medals of the 15th century, except those belonging ^ to the more 

 illustrious families, have been re-arranged in fresh cabinets, where possible under the 

 names of the artists, and in other cases alphabetically. 



(c) Duplicates. 

 A cabinet of duplicates has been compared and set aside. 



4. English Series ; — 



(a) 70 coins and medals of various classes, acquired during the year, have been re- 

 gistered and incorporated. 



(If) Re-arrangement, Sfc. 



A list of the English mints has been set on foot, and slips for this purpose have been 

 written from the earliest coins down to those of Henry II. inclusive. 

 20 of the earliest Scottish coins have been weighed and re-arranged. 



(c) Duplicates. 



The duplicate English medals, 384 in number, have been carefully compared with 

 those in the cabinets, and a catalogue of them has been prepared for a public sale. 



{d) Finds examined. 



The Uttoxeter and Orlestone Finds, comprising 742 coins, chiefly of Elizabeth, 

 James I., and Charles I., have been examined and selections made from them. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



(a) 164 coins of various classes have been registered and 223 incorporated. 



124 coins from the Freudenthal Collection, chiefly of Southern India, have been 

 registered and 117 incorporated. 



13 coins from the Woodhouse Collection have been registered and 4 have been in- 

 corporated. 



{b) Re-arrangement, Sfc. 



The dynasties throughout the Arabic portion of the Oriental series have been re- 

 arranged in the order of Eraehn {Recensio Nummorum Mohammedanorum), fresh labels 

 have been placed on all the cabinets and on many of the trays ; and an alphabetical list of 

 dynasties has been prepared, giving references to the number in Fraehn's arrangement, 

 and the cabinet in which the coins are to be found. 



215 coins have been removed from among the unclassed to their proper places in the 

 series. 



The dynasties of Umara-el-Umara and Volga-Bulgar have been separated. 



The coins of Mohammed Ghooree and Aram Shdh, Pathan Kings of Delhi, have been 

 arranged with fresh heading-cards. 



The Zodiacal rupees struck by General Martin have been separated from those of 

 Jehangir. 



All the coins of the Amawee dynasty and 398 of the 'Abbasee have been compared 

 with their descriptions in the Catalogue of Oriental Coins, Vol. I., and tickets have been 

 placed beneath them giving references to this catalogue. 



Acquisitions, 1875. 



Class. 



Gold. 



Silver, 



Copper. 



Billon. 



Lead. 



Glass. 



Total. 



Greek > - - - 

 Roman - - - - 

 MediiBval and Modern - 

 English _ - _ 

 Oriental - - _ 



2 

 4 



10 

 5 



22 



84 



1 



30 



55 



142 



37 

 44 

 14 

 10 

 55 



2 

 8 



1 

 4 



5 



6 



124 

 49 

 60 

 70 



233 



Total - - - 



43 



312 



160 



10 



6 



536 



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