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A double thaler of Ludwig II. of Hungary. 

 A thaler of Christian II. of Denmark, dated 1523. 



A rare Wallachian silver of Mircea I., and two rare Moldavian silver coins of Peter 

 Muschat and Stracimir. 



Among the medals acquired during the year the following are the most important: — 



Italian Series: — Ubertino da Carrara, Lord of Padua, in bronze. Presented by 

 G. Sailing, Esq. 



Giovanni Eneo, Governor of Verona, 1527 (reverse only), in bronze; very rare. By 

 G. M. Pomedello. 



Frederick I. Gonzaga. Bronze ; fine and rare. By B. Talpa. 



Philip II. of Spain, 1555. Bronze ; rare. By Trezzo. 



G. F. Rangoni, of Modena, died 1525, Bronze; rare. 



Guido Rangoni, Lord of Spilamberto, 1485-1539. Silver ; rare. By Niccolo Cavall- 

 erino. 



German Series : — Lewis II. King of Hungary and Mary of Austria, 1526. Silver 

 gilt ; very rare. 



Mary, as widow of Lewis II. Silver; rare. 



Ferdinand I. King of Hungary : a thaler-medal by Hans Reinhardt, 1529. Silver ; 

 rare. With an interesting portrait. 



Ferdinand I. and the Emperor Charles V. : in commemoration of the battle of Miihlberg, 

 1547. Silver gilt; rare. 



Martin Geier (died 1685), Court Chaplain at Dresden, Silver; rare. By the artist, 

 who signs " B.L," 



French Scries: — Mary de Medicis, 1615, In bronze; rare. By G. Dupre, 

 A lead medal commemorating the Coronation of Napoleon I, by Pius VII. Presented 

 by John Evans, Escj. D.C.L., P.S.A. 



A copper medalet satirising Napoleon III. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



A large series of gold and silver coins of the Ommiade, 'Abbusee, and Samanee dynasties, 

 and of the Pathan and Moghul rulers of Delhi, selected from the cabinet of Mr. W. Theo- 

 bald of Bedford. 



Nineteen gold coins fi'om the Broach Find of the Bahree Memlook Sultans of Egypt, 

 obtained through Dr. J. Burgess, Director of the Archseological Survey of India. 



A gold coin of 'Alee ibn Davvood, Turkoman King of Yemen, dated A.H. 737, and 

 silver coins of 'Alee of Grenada, Sakut of Ceuta, the Bahmani ruler Firoz, struck at 

 Ahsanabad, and of Baber, Moghul Emperor of Delhi a.h. 936, obtained through Major- 

 General G. G. Pearse, c.b. 



A very rare series of gold and silver coins of the Pathan and Moghul rulers of Delhi, 

 and of Persia and Afghanistan, comprising a gold coin of Balban, Pathan King of Delhi, 

 A.H. 674, and the following extraordinary rarities: — A rupee of Jehangir, struck imme- 

 diately on his accession, and bearing his original name of Selim ; a rupee of Dawar 

 Baksh, struck at Lahore A.H. 1037; a Mohur of Kam Baksh, struck at Shah Jehana- 

 bad A.H, 1120; a gold and a silver coin of Muhammad Ibrahim, struck at the same 

 place A.H, 1 132 ; and similar pieces of Bedar-bakht A.H. 1202-1203; and a silver coin 

 of Nadir Shah of Persia, struck for Sind A.H. 1157 ; these were selected from the cabinet 

 of the late Mr. James Gibbs, C.S.i. 



Two silver coins of Bahadur Shah, struck at Murshedabad, Presented by Sir Chnrlea 

 Hobhouse, Bart. 



Eleven Mohurs of Akbar struck at Delhi, Agra, Ahmadabad, and Lahore, of various 

 dates. Six rupees of Shah Jehanabad, struck by Muhammad Shah, Ahmad Shah, Bahadur, 

 and Alumgir Sani, and seven copper coins of the Delhi aud Gujarat series. Presented 

 by the Indian Government. 



Eight silver coins of the Pathan and Moghul series of India, and a cup-shaped gold 

 Hindu coin, from Partabgarh, Presented by the Indian Government. 



A rial, half-rial, and quarter- rial recently issued by His Highness the Sultan of Zanzi- 

 bar, Presented by the Earl <if Rosebery. 



A Mohur dated a.h. 1098, and a rupee dated a.h. 1094 of Aurung-Zeb, Moghul 

 Emperor of Delhi, Presented by the Indian Government. 



Rupees of Shah Jehan I, and Aurung-Zeb found at Khandesh and Belgaum, and a gold 

 Lingait Hun and Half- Hun found at the latter place. Presented by the Indian Govern- 

 ment. 



A copper coin of the Bahree Memlook ruler, El-Ashraf-Nasir-Ed-Deen Shaaban, 

 struck at El-Kahireh a.h. 775. Presented by J. Fenn Clark, Esq. 



A rupee of Muhammad Akbar, dated a.h, 1000, and 16 ancient copper coins of Kash- 

 mir. Presented by J. II. Rivett-Carnac, Esq. 



A Turkish gold and a silver coin of 'Abd-el-Mejeed, the latter struck for currency in 

 Constantinople only. Presented by V. Holas Effendi. 



A fine drachm of Hermaeus and Calliope, King and Queen in Greek India. 

 A gold stater of Kadphises IL, Indo-Scythic King in North India, of the unusual type 

 of the king seated in a chariot. 



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