32 ACCOUNTS, &R.5 OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



4. 3Iedi(Bval and Modern Series : — 



(Purchased). 



Several interesting Italian medals, including a fine medal of Federigo, Duke of Monte- 

 feltro ; a medal of Giovanni da Tavelli, bv Marescotto ; Caracalla, by Giovanni Boldu ; 

 Hippolita Gonzaga, by Lione Lioni ; Sigismund, King of Poland, by Domenico Veneziano. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



(Purchased). 



Two very important coins of Arab governors, struck in Taberistan. 



A series of rare silver coins of the Amawees. 



A coin of the 'Alawee El-Hasan, a.h. 306. 



A series of gold coins of the 'Abbasees, and a silver coin of El Muntasir not previously 

 represented by any coin in the collection. 



A silver five dirhem piece of the 'Abbasee Khaleefeh Er-E,adee, of an entirely new 

 denomination. 



2 rare gold coins of the Benee 'Abbad of Spain. 

 7 rare deenars of the Samanees. 



3 of the Buweyhees, one most remarkable in type. 



2 coins of the Ayyoobees of Southern Arabia. 



A very important series of gold coins of the Moorish dynasties of Africa, of denomina- 

 tions for the most part previously unknown. 



A silver coin of Nadir Shah struck at Delhi, A.H. 1152. 



The coinage of the recent Ameers of Afghanistan, Afzul Khan, ' Azim, Sher 'Alee, 



Yaakoob and Abd-er-Rahman. 



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Coins of Yarkand since the Chinese conquest. 

 A series of coins of the Kings of Ghaznee. 



(Presented). 



3 silver and 8 copper coins of the Sunga dynasty, with pamphlets describing them. 

 From H. Rivett Carnac, Esq., c.i.E. 



2 gold and 1 copper Singalese coins. Presented by the Sub-Committee of Supervision, 

 of the Museum at Colombo, Ceylon. 



III. — Catalogues. 

 1 . Greek Series : — 



A part of the Catalogue of the coins of the Ptolemies (sigs. B — l) has been sent to 

 press. 



A Catalogue of the coins of Thessaly, Epirus, Corcyra, Acarnania, and j^tolia, is 

 finished and ready for pi-ess. 



A second edition of the illustrated Guide to the principal Gold and Silver Coins of the 

 Ancients has been published in successive issues, of Avhich the first four have been sold. 



2 and 3. English, Mediceval, and Modern Series : — 



Illustrated Guides to the English and Italian medals exhibited in the King's Library 

 have been published. 



4. Oriental Series : — 



Of the Catalogue of Oriental coins, Vol. VI., containing the coins of the Mongols, has 

 been published. Vol. VII., with the exception of the indexes, lias been sent to press, 

 and Vol. VIII. is in course of preparation. 



The number of visitors to the Medal Room during 1881 was 1,869. 



The number of visitors to the Gold Ornament Room during 1881 was 28,168. 



Reginald Stuart Poole. 



Departments of Natural History. 



In the past year an addition of 88,098 specimens has been made to the Natural History, 

 of which 49,002 have been received in the Department of Zoology, 1,926 in that of 

 Geology, 720 in that of Mineralogy, and 36,450 in that of Botany. 



All the specimens in these Departments are in a state of preservation. 



Of the Printed Catalogues of " Zoology," issued during the year 1881, fhe titles are 

 specified in the " Report " from the Keeper. In this Department the labours of conserva- 

 tion and determination of specimens and species for registration and description have kept 

 pace with the accessory works connected with the impending removal of the specimens to 



the 



