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



The coinage of the Sultans 'Abd-el-'Azeez, Murad V., and 'Abd-el-Hameed II. 

 Presented by E. D. Dickson, Esq., m.d., Physician to H. M. Embassy, Constantinople. 



6. India Office Collection : — 



Among the rarer and more important coins already selected are the following : — 



A very fine tetradrachm of Demetrius. 



A tetradrachm of Eucratides, with portraits of his father and mother, Heliocles and 

 Laodice. 



A tetradrachm of Heliocles, of the reduced standard. 



A tetradrachm of Antialcides. 



Two tetradrachms of Archebius and two of Menander. 



A copper coin of Epander. 



A drachm and a copper coin of Dionysius. 



A drachm of Apollophanes. 



A drachm and a copper coin of Amyntas. 



A drachm of Hermaeus and Calliope. 



A tetradrachm of Vonones and Spalahores. 



Five gold coins of Kadphises, including a double stater. 



Ten gold coins of Kanerkes, one having an effigy of Buddha. 



Forty-four gold coins of Oerkes, many of rare types. 



A series of the Shahs of Persia containing many interesting varieties, some unpub- 

 lished. 



III. — Catalogues. 



1 . Greek Series : — 



The latter portion of the Catalogue of Ptolemaic coins, 1 8 half-sheets, has been passed 

 through the press. 



The whole of the volume containing the coins of Thessaly, Epirus, Corcyra, Acarnania, 

 and -3l^tolia, 33 half sheets, has been passed through the press ; 32 plates for its illustration 

 have been prepared and executed. 



An edition of the Guide to the Coins of the Ancients, with 70 plates, has been published. 



2. English Series: — 



The Catalogue of English medals is in the press ; the Catalogue of English coins, 

 vol. i., is in preparation. 



3. Oriental Series : — 



Vol. vii. of the Oriental Catalogue has been published, and vol. viii. has been sent to 

 press. The Catalogue of Persian coins is ready for the press. 



IV. — Exhibitions, 



Three sets of electrotypes of ancient coins of various extent and adapted for various 

 purposes have been arranged for the benefit of jirovincial museums. 



A set of plaster casts of Greek coins has been selected for the students of the Slade 

 School of Art, University College. 



A selection of Roman bronze coins and medallions has been made for exhibition in 

 electrotype in the King's Library at the museum, and a descriptive list drawn up. 



A selection has been made of 277 coins, arranged in five periods, to illustrate the history 

 of coinage in India. These coins have been electrotyped for the Exhibition at Jeypore, 

 and a list has been drawn up. 



The number of visitors to the Medal Eoom during 1882 was 2,044. 



The number of visitors to the Gold Ornament Eoom during 1882 was 18,049. 



Reginald Stuart Poole. 



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