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PRINT ROOM. 
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 wfith 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 consists of medals struck in our own and foreign 
countries. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
13 th March , 1856. 
PRINT ROOM. 
This Room, at the north end of the west wing upon the ascent of the 
staircase to the Egyptian Room, contains an extensive and valuable col¬ 
lection of Prints and Drawings, an important part of which were 
bequeathed by the Rev. C. M. Cracherode and Richard Payne 
Knight, Esq. 
Several of the Egyptian Papyri written in the hieroglyphical, 
hieratical, enchorial, or demotic character, which have been framed 
and glazed, are arranged on the walls of the passage leading to this 
Room. 
The contents of the Medal and Print Rooms can be seen only by 
very few persons at a time, and by particular permission. 
HENRY ELLIS. 
13 th March , 1856. 
