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and to others, as they now are; with the additional advantage 

 of forming a portion of a more complete and more extended 

 series. 



I have, &c. 

 (Sd.) T. Oldham, 

 Superintendent, Geological Survey. 



The Secretary stated that by the directiou of the Council, he had 

 replied to Mr. Beadon's letter to the effect that the Government 

 collections would at once be placed at the disposal of Mr. Oldham, 

 but that the question of depositing the Society's collections in the 

 new Museum must be referred to the Society at large for their 

 decision. 



The Council were still deliberating upon the course which they 

 should recommend the Society to adopt on this question and would 

 report on a future occasion. 



4. From Capt. W. E. Hay, Assistant Commissioner of Kangrah, 

 giving an account of some new Greco-Bactrian and other coins in 

 his possession accompanied by drawings. 



.The following are extracts from the letter : 



" An interesting coin has lately been sent to me from the Punjab 

 which (if genuine) would apparently disprove the identity of 

 Theodotus with Diodotus, as I see conjectured by Prinsep and 

 others. This coin, which is of silver weighing 201 grs., has on the 

 obverse the head of the king Diodotus Soter filleted with the legend 

 Diodotou Soteros. On the rev. Antimachou Theou Basileontos 

 (being king). A few months ago I procured half of a coin with on 

 one side AIO and on the other ANT1. I naturally supposed the name 

 would have been Antiochus, but this second and very perfect coin 

 leaves no doubt on the subject. This is the reverse usually found 

 on the Antiochus coins. 



" I have a silver coin of Heliocles of large size, also a novelty ; on 

 the obverse the head is helmeted like Eukratides, and on the reverse 

 a seated figure of Jupiter. This coin was in bad condition until 

 I applied nitric acid, when the legend came out very distinctly. 

 Another beautiful brown coin, or I should say a Civic Medal, seems 

 to be new ; the head on the obverse is that of a handsome young 

 man, apparently intended to represent Apollo. If of Euthydemus, 



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