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Mr. L. A. Lawrence, F.S.A., exhibited a series of counters
engraved in the manner of Simon de Passe with types
representing London cries.
Miss Helen Farquhar exhibited a fine series of medals
illustrating Mr. Hill's paper.
Mr. F. A. Walters, F.S.A., showed a first brass of Cara-
calla with rev. Circus Maximus, and a medal of Philip II of
Spain by Poggini.
Mr. G. F. Hill read a paper on an unpublished silver
plaque by Simon van de Passe, with the portrait and coat
of arms of an unknown man, probably an Englishman. He
took the opportunity of discussing the method used by Passe
for making these plaques, showed the impossibility of the
assumption that they were stamped from dies, and argued
in favour of their being separately engraved. The differences
in detail and in quality of engraving between different speci-
mens of the same plaque (notably the bare-headed portrait
of James I) were pointed out. (This paper is printed in this
volume, pp. 230-42.)
FEBRUARY 18, 1915.
LT.-COL. H. WALTERS MORRIESON, F.S.A., in the Chair.
The Minutes of the Meeting of January 21 were read and
approved.
M. Georges Kasquin was elected a Fellow of the Society.
The following Presents to the Society were announced and
laid upon the table, and thanks ordered to be sent to their
donors.
1. British Numismatic Journal. Vol. ix ; presented ly
Miss Helen Farquliar.
2. Journal international d'Archeologie numismatique.
Vol. xvi, Pts. 1 and 2.