The Department of Coins and Medals embraces money in many different forms, from all parts of the world and spanning ancient to modern times, as well as medals since their origin in the Renaissance. With its rich collections and library, the Department is a centre for research and teaching in numismatics.
A Lifetime of Connoisseurship
Graham Pollard and the study of the medal
An exhibition in the Octagon Gallery, 27 October 2009-31 January 2010
Matthew Boulton and the Industrial Revolution
A display in the Glaisher Gallery, 22 September 2009-21 March 2010
Hugh Kenneth Lapage Collection
Upload to OPAC of late Museum staff member's collection of medals and badges
Coin of the Moment
Highlights from the collection
The Early Medieval Corpus Project
Coin Finds in Britain 410-1180
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Catalogue
Ancient Greek coins in British Collections
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A Celebration of the Life of Philip Grierson
Fort d'or of Charles of France, Duke of Aquitaine (1469-72)
La Rochelle mint, CM.552-1995


