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ROOM XV. 
Antiquities. 
Medal Room. 
in very ancient characters ; it seems to be an inventory 
of some treasures, probably those contained in the 
Parthenon, and which the Qusestors acknowledge to 
have received from their predecessors in the same 
office. The inscription not only fills one side of the 
marble, but also the right edge. (200.) 
No. 380. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing 
three figures sacrificing before an altar. (101.) 
No. 381. A Greek inscription in the Doric dialect; 
it is a dedication to Bacchus, by Alexas the son of 
Nicon, and Cephisodorus the son of Aglaophasdas, who 
had both been victorious in the choruses of men. (83.) 
No. 382. Fragment of a Greek inscription, very im¬ 
perfect. (186.) 
No. 383. A bas-relief, imperfect; it represents three 
goddesses, one of whom is seated on a throne. (108.) 
No. 384. A sepulchral stele, in which an equestrian 
figure, with an attendant on foot, is represented in bas- 
relief. Above the figures is an inscription, consisting 
of three verses, of which the second is a pentameter, 
and the two others hexameters; they record the name 
of the deceased, Aristocles, who was the son of Menon, 
and a native of Piraeus. (213.) 
Nos. 385, 386. Fragments of Greek inscriptions, 
very imperfect. (194, 181.) 
MEDAL ROOM. 
At the farther end of the Twelfth Room is the 
Medal Room, where are deposited 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, but princi¬ 
pally by the munificent donation of PIis late Majesty, 
and by the bequests of the Rev. C. M. Cracherode, and 
R. P. Knight, Esq. It is comprehended under the 
three following heads: 
1. Ancient Coins. 
2. Modern Coins. 
3. Medals. 
The 
