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2. English Series : — 



(Purchased). 



A unique gold coin of ^thelred II. 



A lead medal of Queen Elizabeth by the Italian medallist, Primavera. 



(Presented). 



Five very rare large silver plaques of William III. and Mary, Anne, and the Duke of 

 Marlborough, probably intended to be mounted in the covers of boxes. Presented by 

 A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An extremely rare stamped plate, with the portrait and arms of the Emperor Matthias, 

 executed by Simon Passe. Presented by His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, k.g. 



The sixpence and twopence of the rare Bermuda " Hog-money." Pi-esented by Sir 

 J. Henry Lefroy, k.c.m.g. The threepence of the " Hog-money." Presented by the 

 late J. Kermack Ford, Esq. 



3. Medicsval and Modern Series : — 



(Purchased). 



"Some fine and interesting Grerman Bracteates. 



A fine medal of Mehemet II. by the painter, Gentile Bellini, and another of great 

 interest of Costanzio Sforza, by Enzola. 



(Presented). 



A silver plate stamped in imitation of engraving, bearing the portrait of Gustavus 

 Adolphus of Sweden, and supposed to be the woi'k of Walter Schultz. Presented by 

 A. W. Franks. Esq. 



4. Oriental Series : — 



(Purchased). 



An important series of Moorish coins of Spain and Africa. 

 Three coins of Nadir Shah, struck at Lahore and Peshawur, and for Scinde. 

 A coin of Mangu Khan. 

 A copper coin of Timur, sti'uck at Delhi. 



Considerable acquisitions have been made in the Indian and Afghan series. 

 In the Chinese section, the important collection of Mr. Consul Christopher Gardner has 

 been acquired, as well as the second portion of that of Mr. H. B. Morse. 



(Presented). 



Three very rare Turkish coins from the donor's collection. Presented by Edward 

 Gilbertson, Esq. 



A large series of current Turkish coins. Presented by E. D. Dickson, Esq., m.d. 



III. — Catalogues. 



1 . Greek Series : — 



The Catalogue of the coins of the Ptolemies and the Catalogue of the coins of Thessaly, 

 Epirus, Corcyra, Acarnania, and ^tolia, have been published. 

 Other Volumes of this series are in preparation. 



2. English Series : — 



The Catalogue of English medals is in the press. . 



The Catalogue of English coins, vol. I (Saxon series, part I.), is in preparation. 



3. Oriental Series : — 



Vol. viii of the Oriental Catalogue has been published. 



The Catalogue of Persian coins and the Catalogue of Indian coins, vol. i (the Pathans 

 of Delhi, &.C.), are in the press. 



IV. — Exhihilions. 



The exhibitions of the Department of Coins, namely, the electrotypes of Greek coins, 

 and of Roman and Byzantine gold coins, and the selection of original English, Italian, 

 French, German, and Dutch medals, have been transferred to the new exhibition rooms 

 in the North Gallery, and the following additions have been made : — 



A series of original Greek coins, arranged in geographical order in two of the table 

 cases. 



0.03. E 2 A selection 



