ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM". 51 



other is Dionysos standing before an urn, inscribed BEMIAES, referring to the cele- 

 bration of games so called (see Hint, Xiiui. p. -liSS). 



An archaic silver stater of Mallus, in Cilicia ; obverse, Iris, with wings on her 

 shoulders and feet ; reverse, conical stone /SaiVuXov, in incuse sc^uare. 



A teti-adrachm of Demetrius I., of Syria, a.c. 1()2-U50, bearing a very striking 

 portrait of the king; also one of Demetrius II. (2nd reign, B.C. l:}0-12.5), struck at 

 Tyre, in the year B.C. 127. 



A tetradrachm of Antiochus XII., of Syria; obverse. Head of the Kin"- reverse 

 BASIAEQS ANTIOXOT E11I<I>AN0YS ^lAOnATOPOS KAAAINIKOV. 1' terminal 

 cultus image of a bearded divinity, standing facing on a basis between two 

 recumbent bulls. The figure of the god is draped, and holds in his left hand a long 

 ear of corn. This coin was struck in the year B.C. 87. Only one other specimen is at 

 present known, viz., the one in the Dresden Cabinet. 



A rare and fine tetradrachm of Laodicea, in Seleucis ; obverse. Head of the city 

 goddess; reverse, AAOAIKEiiN THS lEPAS KAI AYTONOMOY, Zeus Nikephoros. 

 Struck B.C. 17. 



Seven bronze coins of the following Nomes of Egypt, the Arsinoite, the Busirite, 

 the Diospolite, the Hermopolite, the Hypselite, the Sai'te, and the Thinite. 



A selection from a hoard of archaic coins recently found in Egypt, consistino- of 

 Corinth, Lycia, Cyprus (Euelthon, King of Salamis, "similar to Hist. Num., fig. 380, 

 but with a plain reverse). Tyre, &c., and several of uncertain attribution. 



A selection of .5(3.5 casts of the more important Greek autonomous coins in tlie 

 Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. 



2. Roman Series : — 



A bronze Denarius of Allectus, with the reverse type, FIDES MILITVM, four 

 military standards. Presented hy John Evans, Esq., p.s.a., f.r.s. 



Aurei of Constantine II. (2), Valens (2), Julian the Apostate, Anthemius and Focas, 

 a half -aureus of Tiberius, and a siliqua of Michael II. and Maria. 



Electrotypes of four gold bars found at Siebenbiirgen, stamped with the heads of 

 three Roman Emperors, apparently Valentinian I., Valens, and Gratian, and with 

 the names of Lucianus, Flavins, Flavianus, Quirillus, and Dionisius (sic), probably 

 masters of the mint of Sirmium, the name of which city also occurs on the bars. 

 They were probably cast between a.d. 367-375. Presenter] hy John Eva/as, Esq., 



P.S.A., F.R.S. 



3. English Series : — 



A very rare silver Penny of an Archbishop of Canterbury, struck in the reign of 

 Coenwulf, a.d. 796-822. Presented hy John Evans, Esq., p.s.a., f.r.s. 



A Penny of Aethelred II., struck at Rochester. Presented hy John Evans, Esq., 



P.S.A., F.R.S. 



Three Pennies of Edward the Confessor, struck at Derby, London, and Norwich. 

 Presented hy the Rev. G. J. Chester. 



The Jubilee Medal, in bronze, of Her Majesty the Queen, struck by the Corporation 

 of the City of London. Presented hy the Corporation of the City of London. 



A copper Badge of a musical society of the last century, probably made from a 

 design by Hogarth. P resented hy Hoivard Vauyhan, Esq. 



A selection of -54 Anglo-Saxon coins of Aethelred II. and Canute, and two Irish 

 and Danish pennies, from the duplicates in the Royal Collection at Stockholm. 



A selection of 36 English (Edward III.), Scottish (David II. and Robert II.), and 

 Foreign (John the Blind, of Luxembourg), silvei- coins, comprising groats, half-groats, 

 pennies, and deniers, and forming part of a hoard discovered at Neville's Cross, near 

 Durham. Presented hy Matthew Foivler, Esq. 



4. Mediaeval and Modern Series : — 



A gros of Henry II., King of Cyprus, and a half-gros of Boemund VII., (/ount 

 of Tripoli, struck at Tripoli. 



Two gros of Jean le Bon, and another of Jean V., Dukes of Brittany. Presented 

 by W. G. King, Esq. 



Three silver medals of Albert IV., Duke of Bavaria, dated 1.507, George Duke of 

 Saxony, issued in 1-537, and Charles von Bosch, Bishop of Ghent, sti'uck in 1665. 

 The first two are tine specimens of German medal work of the 1 6th century. 



5. Oriental Series : — 



An Indo-Scythic gold coin, struck after the reign of Vasu Deva, early in the 3rd 

 century, a.d. ; it was found during the Black Mountain Expedition. Presented hy 

 Mrs. Rogers. 



A dinar of the Great Seljuk, Alp-Arslan, struck at Isfahan, A.H. 459. Presented 

 by His Excellency Muliamed Hasan Khan, Etimad el Sultana. 



A very fine series of Persian coins, in gold and silver, including the first undoubted!}- 

 0.74. (i 2 genuine 



