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Executors of the late Colonel Hamilton, the trans¬ 
lator of the Heydaya, and the four Vedas in the 
Shanskrit language, presented by Colonel Polier, 
besides thity-two volumes which came with the 
trophies of our Egyptian expedition, and various 
other curious and valuable articles. 
Samuel Tyssen, Esq. who, during a short, but 
active life, had spared neither labour nor expense 
in accumulating a collection of Coins of uncom¬ 
mon magnitude, upon his death, in the year 
1 S 02 , left this immense treasure to be disposed 
of by his executors, in any way they should 
deem most eligible. Among the rest was found 
in this collection the most complete series of 
Saxon coins perhaps in this Kingdom, and for 
this the Trustees made an offer of \£620, which 
was accepted, and the whole is now incorporated 
in, and adds no small importance to, the very 
extensive numismatic collection, which was al¬ 
ready deposited in the Museum. 
In the year 1807, an offer was made to the 
Trustees to purchase a collection of ancient 
Classics which had been in the possession of 
the celebrated Dr. Bentley, and contained a 
great number of his truly learned illustrations 
and remarks. The Trustees, well aware of the 
intrinsic 
Tyson's 
Saxon Coins, 
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Classics. 
