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PRINT ROOM. 
The first of these heads consists of Greek and Roman coins. 
The Greek coins are arranged in geographical order, and include a 
those struck with Greek characters, in Greece, or elsewhere, by kmgs, 
states, or cities, which were independent of the Romans. ^ ith this 
class are placed likewise the coins of free states and cities, which ma e 
use of either the Etruscan, Roman, Punic, Spanish, or other charac ers. 
The Roman coins are placed, as far as it. can be ascertained, m 
chronological order. They consist of the As and its divisions ; Family 
or Consular coins; Imperial coins struck m Rome ; Imperial coins 
struck in Egypt; Imperial coins struck with Greek chaiacter^ m 
different states and cities subject to the Romans ; imperial coins struc v 
in the Roman colonies ; Imperial coins struck with Punic characters , 
and Contorniates. . . . » A i 
The second head, comprising modern coins, consists of Anglo -baxon, 
English, Anglo-Gallic, Scotch, and Irish coins, and likewise the corns 
of foreign nations. This class is arranged according to the respective 
countries to which the coins belong, those of each country being kept 
Se *The third head, which comprises a class considerably more modern 
than either of those which precede it, consists of medals struck in our 
own country, and of those which have been struck abroad. These are 
arranged in the same manner as the modern coins. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
June 3rd, 1848. 
PRINT ROOM. 
This Room, at the north end of the west wing upon the ascent of the 
staircase to the Egyptian Room, contains an extensive ana valuable col- 
lection of Prints and Drawings, am important part of which weie 
bequeathed by the Rev. C. M. Ckachekode and Richard Paine 
KN SeTeral E of ' the Egyptian Papyri written in the hieroglyphical 
hieratical enchorial, or demotic character, which have been trained 
and glazed, are arranged on the walls of the passage leading to this 
R The‘ contents of the Medal and Print Rooms can be seen only by 
very few persons at a time, and by particular permission. 
HENRY ELLIS. 
June 3rd. 1848. 
