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



The following private collections have been examined : — 



Find of coins at Riga (chiefly early English), 91 coins. 



Collection of the Hon. Mrs. Wilson, consisting of 313 coins, chiefly Early English. 



4. MedicEval and Modern Series : — 



(a) 107 coins acquired in the course of the year have been registered and incorporated 

 in their places in the series. 



303 coins purchased in 1873 from Dr. Freudenthal have been incorporated in their 

 places in the series. 



(5) Re-arrangement, 3fc. 



The transfer of the copper coins of the German series to fresh cabinets has been com 

 menced and carried down from the beginning of the series as far as Hanover, 23 trays. 



200 Russian copper medals have been re-arranged in chronological order in fresh 

 cabinets. 



12,245 registered coins, and 58 trays of unregistered coins of the Freudenthal collection 

 have been transferred from Dr. Freudenthal's cabinets to those of the Museum. 



Various rectifications in accordance with the latest attributions have been made in the 

 series of France, Spain, Portugal, Lombardy, Tuscany, Naples, Papal States, Sardinia, 

 Russia, Poland, Sweden, and Norway. 



(c) Collection examined: 



65 Italian medals, offered by M. Sambon, of Naples, have been examined. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



(a) 117 coins, recently acquired, have been registered, and 110 have been incorporated 

 in their places in the series. 

 368 coins from the Freudenthal Collection, have been registered. 



(i) Re- arrangement, Sec 



The series of the Ottoman Sultans, of the Seljooks of Persia and of Room, and of the 

 Atabegs, have been examined and re-arranged according to the latest attributions. 



(c) Collections examined. 



The collection of M. Tinghir, two others offered by the Rev. G. J. Chester (one of 

 these last being the collection of the late Baron Tecco), a collection of about 400 coins, 

 chiefly Spanish Arabian, ofi^ered by Don F. de Codera, and about 8,000 Turkish gold 

 coins, sent from the Bank of England, have been examined and selections made from 

 them. 



The Bank Collection : 

 The Bank Collection, which was presented to the Trustees of the British Museum in 

 the course of the year, has been examined in detail, and every specimen new to the 

 Museum series has been selected for incorporation as follows : 



1. Greek Series : — 



97 gold and electrum, 426 silver, 529 copper, and 3 billon coins have been selected, 

 and of these 



170 coins of the provinces of Paeonia and Macedon have been registered and in- 

 corporated in the Museum series. 



2. Roman Series : — 



136 gold, 566 silver, and 151 copper have been selected. 



3. English Series: — 



50 gold, 233 silver, 13 copper, and 1 lead, coins, and 31 gold, 342 silver, 280 

 copper, and 245 lead and white metal medals have been selected. 



4. Mediccval and Modern Series : — 



155 gold, 785 silver, 44 copper, 11 billon, and 1 lead coins have been selected. 



5. Oriental Series : — 

 48 gold, 81 silver, and 5 copper coins have been selected. 



II. Acquisitions, 



