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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 j 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 sepa¬ 
rate. 
The third head, which comprises a class con¬ 
siderably 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 man¬ 
ner as the modern coins. 
ANTE-ROOM. 
No. 1. In the centre of the Ante-room, at the 
head of the stairs, is placed the celebrated Bar- 
berini vase, which was for more than two cen¬ 
turies the principal ornament of the Barberini 
K 2 Palace. 
ROOM XI. 
Antiquities. 
ANTE-ROOM. 
Antiquities. 
