Uber die im Russischen Reiche gefundenen Journal of the British Archæological Asso- THE AUTHOR. THE ASSOCIATION. THE SOCIETY. 8vo. Literary Gazette. Parts for January and) Selecta Numismata antiqua, ex Musæo THE PROPRIETOR. MR. WILLIAMS. Mr. Roach Smith exhibited a bronze medal, struck in commemoration of the inauguration of a statue of Ducange, erected by the Society of Antiquaries of Picardy, and the inhabitants of Amiens, in 1849. Obv.—Bust of Ducange looking to the right.—" C. DUFRESNE DUCANGE, NÉ A AMIENS LE 18 DEC. 1610, MORT A PARIS LE 23 OCT., 1688." Rev.-The Statue.-"STATUE DE BRONZE ÉRIGÉE PAR LA SOCIÉTÉ DES ANTIQUAIRES DE PICARDIE AVEC LE CONCOURS DE LA VILLE D'AMIENS ET DES SOUSCRIPTEURS, 19 AOUT 1849." Read-A paper by Mr. Evans, in which, with reference to an article by Mr. Rashleigh, on the Baronial Coins of the Reign of Stephen, which appeared in the Numismatic Chronicle, Vol, XIII. p. 181, he attempts to appropriate two or three of the coins described and engraved by Mr. Rashleigh, to the Empress Matilda or Maude The coins in question are Nos. 1 and 2 in the plate which accompanied Mr. Rashleigh's paper, and a third described at p. 189, but not engraved. Mr. Evans conceives that the obverse legend would, if perfect, read on No. 2, MATILDA IM, and on the other two coins IMPERATR, for the single word "Imperatrix," in the same manner as the single word DVCISIA is found on the obverse of coins of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the contemporary and daughterin-law of Maude. Mr. Evans' interesting paper will be published in full in the ensuing number of the Numismatic Chronicle. APRIL 10, 1851. EDWARD HAWKINS, ESQ., President, in the Chair. The following presents were announced, and laid upon the table: Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie. Part I., for 1851. PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY. MR. WILLIAMS. Le Cabinet de la Bibliotheque de Sainte Geneviève. Folio, pp. 224, with 4 leaves of Index, and many Plates. Paris, 1692. Mr. Wills, of 23, County Terrace, New Kent Road, exhibited ome coins from his own collection, among which was one of Carausius in base silver, with a capricorn on the reverse, a type of extreme rarity. MAY 22, 1851. EDWARD HAWKINS, ESQ., President, in the Chair. The following presents were announced, and laid upon table: Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de l'Ouest. 2. 3. 4. Trimestres de 1850, et 1. Trimestre de 1851. Svo. Poitiers, 1850-1. PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY. the PRESENTED BY Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 1850. Journal of the British Archæological Asso ciation. No. xxv. Collectanea Antiqua. April, 1851. By C. Roach Smith, Esq. Vol. II., Parts 4 and 5. 8vo. 1851.J Sur les deniers de Mathieu Comte de Boulogne, 1159 à 1173. Par M. Marnin. 8vo. pp. 12, and 1 Plate. THE ASSOCIATION. THR AUTHOR. THE AUTHOR. Read.-1. Two letters from W. Binley Dickinson, Esq., of Leamington, containing remarks on a penannular gold ring, found at Wormleighton, in Warwickshire. The ring was discovered in March 1851, by a labourer, who was ploughing to an extra depth for bean sowing. Its weight is 10 dwts. 17 grs., and it appears to have been cast, and then chased with the circular rings, and not beaten out from a rod of solid metal. In discussing the possible use to which this ring may have been originally applied, Mr. Dickinson examined and successively rejected the suggestions of its having been a link of a chain, a nose-jewel, or an ear-ring. He considered that a much more probable use would be that of a fibula, with an acus fixed by a loop of metal, and left movable by turning it upon the ring. But, as the inner circle of the ring is not at all worn, Mr. Dickinson does not think it could ever have been used for such a purpose as this; and, on the whole, he comes to the conclusion, that it is a specimen of jewel currency kept for the purpose of exchange, and passed from person to person as a representative of property, as is still practised in the neighbourhood of Sierra Leone. 名 2. A paper by Samuel Birch, Esq., on some new British coins recently acquired by the British Museum, and which possess interest, as they add to a series of the Reguli of Britain which daily commands more attention. This paper, and also that by Mr. Dickinson, will appear in the Numismatic Chronicle. Mr. Pfister exhibited an inedited Italian bronze medallion of the fifteenth century, made in commemoration of Giovanni Gualberto, a Florentine nobleman, who was the founder of the Abbey of Vall' Ombrosa, in the year 1020, and who died in 1072, and was canonised by Pope Gregory VII. (Hildebrand) 1073—1085. The obverse of the medallion represents the bearded and draped bust of Gualberto, with the nimbus, as a Benedictine monk of Vallombrosa. The legend is S. IOHN GVALBERTI INSTITVTOR ORDINIS VALLISVM [bro]SI. Under the bust, OBIT MLXXII. The reverse represents the far-famed convent, a large and handsome, but formal, building in the midst of a dark pine forest; above the building are seen two shields of arms; and, on the base of the building, MXX. S. IOHS GVALBERTI FŴNDAVIT M.[Monasterium?] VALLISVMBROSÆ. MXX. To the right, in the field of the medal, is seen the hermitage called the Paradisino, consisting of a few rooms and a chapel. The prospect which it commands is most extensive, comprising a distant view of Florence, the valley, and the sea; whilst the fore-ground is composed of the grand scenery of the Apennines. John Evans, Esq., and Dr. Lee were appointed Auditors of the Accounts of the Society for the present Session. ANNUAL MEETING. JUNE 26, 1851. DR. LEE, in the Chair. The Report of the Council was read as follows: On this the FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY of the Numismatic Society, the Council submit to the members the usual annual statement of its condition and proceedings. During the past year the number of members deceased has been four; namely John Brumell, Esq., William Blake, Esq., Thomas Moule, Esq., and William Warrington, Esq. Mr. Brumell, who for a long series of years was well-known as a zealous numismatist, was born in the year 1771. He was educated in the profession of the law, and was an attorney at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at first practising alone, and afterwards in partnership with Mr. Clayton, the town-clerk of that place. For many years before his death, however, he had retired from his professional engagements, and resided in the vicinity of London. An accidental circumstance in his youth is believed to have first directed his attention to numismatic pursuits, which he continued to follow throughout life with great diligence and judgment, until confined to his house by a lingering and painful disease, which terminated his existence on the 29th of July, 1850. In addition to a large and valuable collection of English and Roman coins, which he had accumulated during a long series of years, he had become possessed of one of the most remarkable and interesting finds of Roman antiquities ever discovered in this country, comprising utensils and ornaments in silver and gold. These antiquities, which, together with his coins, were publicly sold by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson shortly before Mr. Brumell's decease, were then acquired by the British Museum, and are described in a paper by Mr. Hawkins, |