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



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



a. Greek Series : — 



Presented by Sir Jame^ A nderson, 

 A fine tetradrachm of Rhodes, of Attic weight. 



Purchased. 



A series of twenty-two Carthaginian tetradrachma of Sicily, selected from a find at 

 Catania. 



A remarkable Siculo-Punic didrachm ; type, a male head. 



Three early statei-s of Abdera, with interesting reverse-types. 



A fine tetradrachm of Amphipolis; type, Apollo's head facing. 



A series of seven didrachms of Boeotian cities of very early date. 



Avery ancient tetradrachm of Cnossus, in Crete. 



A rare Imperial coin of Smyrna, with a representation of Pelops, 



A fine tetradrachm of Antiochus VI. of Syria. 



Four fine shekels of Judaea, one of each year known, selected from a large find. 



Three tetradrachms of Ascalon, bearing portraits of Ptolemy Auletes, his son, and the 

 celebrated Cleopatra, respectively, all very rare. 



A series of the coins of Alexander Aegus, minted in Egypt ; some very rare. 



A coin of the satrap Pharnabazus, struck at Cyzicus ; the second example known. 



/3. English Series: — 



Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 

 An unpublished medal of Edmund Withipoll. 



Presented by the Rev. G. V. Garland. 

 A unique offering-penny of Aelfred the Great (Hawkins, Eng. Silver Coins, no. 178). 



y. Oriental Series : — 

 Purchased. 



A gold coin of Ardeshir I., Sassanian King of Persia. 



A gold coin of Jeysh, Tooloonee Prince of Egypt. 



A gold coin of Kafoor, Ikhsheedee Prince of Egypt ; his only coin known. 



A silver coiti of the Kakweyhee dynasty. 



A gold coin (double deenar) of Ghazan Mahmood, Mogul of Persia. 



A silver coin (rupih) of Rafee-ed-Dowleh, Mogul of Hindostan. 



A silver coin of Shah Jehan II., Mogul of Hindostan. 



Catalogues : — 



The Catalogue of Oriental Coins, Arab Section, Vol. I., has been published, and 

 Vol. 11. is in the press. 



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



The third volume of the Catalogue of Greek Coins (the Tauric Chersonese, Moesia 

 and Thrace), is in progress. 



The number of visitors to the Coin Room in 1875 was 1,713. 

 The number of visitors to the Gold Ornament Room was 14,785. 



Reginald Stuart Poole. 



Departments of Natural History. 



During the past year, the state of preservation an^ instructive condition cf the speci- 

 mens of Natural History have been maintained. 



The additions in 1875 have amounted in number to 36,913, of which 25,340 have been 

 received in the Department of Zoology, 10,711 in that of Geology, and 862 in that of 

 Minerology. 



The exhibited specimens of the stuffed and mounted skins of tlie Mammalia have 

 received due application of processes in prevention of decay ; attention has been specially 

 given to those of the larger species during their re-arrangement in the Central and Mam- 

 malian Saloons.: 



The unstuffed skins of the Mammalia have been inspected, and have received, where 

 needed, the appliances for fitting them for future mounting to the extent to which selec- 

 tion may be carried for exhibition in the Museum now in course of erection. All are, as 

 usual, available for the purposes of scientific examination and comparison. 



The collection of bird-skins mounted and exhibited is' in a good state of preservation. 



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