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numismatics, archaeology, and ancient history of South
Arabia to the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Koyal
Asiatic Society. He had a fine collection of Oriental coins,
particularly of South Arabia, the greater part of which is
now in the British Museum.
Mr. Bernard Koth, who died on the 26th March, had been
a member of the R. N. S. since 1896 and a member of the
Council from 1912-14, being Vice-President in 1913. He
had a fine collection of English coins and was a frequent
exhibitor at the Society's meetings. To the Numismatic
Chronicle he contributed three articles, viz. :
A large Hoard of Coins of the Brigantes, 1908, pp. 17-55.
A Unique Gold Stater of the Brigantes, 1909, pp. 7-9.
A False Ancient British Coin, 1909, p. 430.
He was also an active member of the British Numismatic
Society, being for some years
a Vice-President. To the
British Numismatic Journal he contributed the following
articles :
Notes on three British Gold Coins recently found at Abingdon ;
I, 61-4.
A Remarkable Groat of Henry VII ; I, 137-8.
Finds of Chippings of Silver Coins ; I, 149-62.
A Find of Ancient British Coins at South Ferriby ; III, 1-16.
A Hoard of Gaulish Staters ; IV, 221-S.
A Hoard of English Coins found in Switzerland ; IV, 239-40.
The Coins of the Danish Kings of Ireland ; VI, 55-146.
Ancient Gaulish Coins, including those of the Channel Islands ; IX,
1-80.
Mr. H. A. Eamsden of Yokohama had been a Fellow of
the Society since 1902. He was the greatest authority
on the coins of the Far East, combining in a remarkable
way the traditional knowledge of the East with the critical
ability of the West. A sad interest attaches to the account
of the coinage of Lin-Tzu from his pen, which appears in
the present volume of the Numismatic Chronicle, from the