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been from time to time enlarged by many valuable pur¬ 
chases and donations, but principally by the munificent 
donation of His late Majesty, King George IV., and 
by the bequests of the Rev. C. M. Cracherode, and R. P. 
Knight, Esq. It is comprehended under the three fol¬ 
lowing 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 ascertain¬ 
ed, 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 country being kept 
separate. 
The third head, which comprises a class considerably 
more modern than either of those which precede it, con¬ 
sists 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. 
EDW. HAWKINS. 
June 18, 1841. 
