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ROOM XI. 
Antiquities 
1 . Ancient Coins* 
2 . Modern Coins, 
3. Medals* 
The first of these heads consists of Greek and 
Roman coins* 
The Greek coins are arranged in geographical 
order> and include all those which are struck w ith 
Greek characters* in Greece or elsewhere* by 
kings, states* or cities* which w r ere independent of 
the Romans* With this class are placed likewise 
the coins of free states and cities* which made use 
of either the Etruscan* Roman* Punic* Spanish* 
or other characters* 
The Roman coins are placed* as far as it can 
be ascertained* in chronological order* They 
consist of the As and its divisions : Family or 
Consular coins : Imperial coins struck in Rome : 
Imperial coins struck in Egypt $ Imperial coins 
struck with Greek characters* in different states 
and cities* which were subject to the Romans : 
Imperial coins struck in the Roman colonies : Im¬ 
perial coins struck with Punic characters : Com 
torniates. 
The second head comprising modern Coins* 
consists of Saxon* English* Anglo - Gallic* 
Scotch* and Irish coins, and likewise the coins 
of foreign nations* This class is arranged accord¬ 
ing to the respective countries to which the coins 
belong, 
