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MEDAL ROOM. 
Borneo by Dr. Visten ; reed blow-pipe for projecting poisoned darts; 
from the Island of Timor. Presented hy Capt. Sir E. Home, R.N, 
Shelf 2. Dagger and necklace from Lord North’s Island. Presented 
hy Mr. H. Price. Four Malay krises, or daggers, and a sheath. One 
of them presented hy R. S. Peherdy, Esq. Cloak made of the skin 
of the tortoise-shell leopard, and feathers of the hornbill. From Borneo. 
Presented hy Sir J. Brooke. Shelf 3. Shield, similar to those used 
in the Isle of Guebe in the E. Archipelago; mat from the island of 
Ternati. Presented hy Dr. J. D. C. Packman. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
Ath April, 1855. 
MEDAL ROOM. 
In this Room are preserved a large collection of Coins and Medals, 
the basis of which was formed by the cabinets of Sir Hans Sloane and 
Sir Robert Cotton, and which has been from time to time enlarged by 
many valuable purchases and donations, especially by the munificent 
donation of His Majesty, King George IV., by the bequests of 
the Rev. C. M. Cracherode, R. P. Knight, Esq., and Miss Banks, 
and the donation of W. Marsden, Esq. It is comprehended under the 
three following heads; 
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 struck with Greek characters, in Greece, or elsewhere, by kings, 
states, or cities, which were 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 subject to the Romans ; Imperial coins struck 
in the Roman colonies; Imperial coins struck with Punic characters ; 
and Contorniates. 
The second head, comprising modern coins, consists of Anglo-Saxon, 
English, Anglo-Gallic, Scotch, and Irish coins, and likewise the coins 
of foreign nations. This class is arranged according to the respective 
countries to which the coins belong, those of each counti*y being kept 
separate. 
The third head consists of medals struck in our own and foreign 
countries. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
4ith April, 1855. 
