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One of sixty-eight Roman coins mainly Romano-British imitations, 3rd-4th cent. (nos 169-235are metal detector finds from various British sites, mostly thought to be East Anglian):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)

One of sixty-eight Roman coins mainly Romano-British imitations, 3rd-4th cent. (nos 169-235are metal detector finds from various British sites, mostly thought to be East Anglian):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)

One of sixty-eight Roman coins mainly Romano-British imitations, 3rd-4th cent. (nos 169-235are metal detector finds from various British sites, mostly thought to be East Anglian):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)

As last, 3rd type (CNI III, 13.86), 1.32g.

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Mint: Genoa

Genoa, communal coinage, 12/13th cent., silver grosso ‘da 4 denari’, 1st type (CNI III, 12.81), 1.26g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Genoa

One of a group of ninth-century finds from Torksey, Lincs. c.1995, to complement other coins and weights held by the Museum, probably from the site of the Viking encampment of AD 972/3.

One of a group of ninth-century finds from Torksey, Lincs. c.1995, to complement other coins and weights held by the Museum, probably from the site of the Viking encampment of AD 972/3.

Florence, gold florin, 1252-1303, with 3 crescents at end of obv. legend (Bernocchi -), 3.46g. OGN list 28, no. 782.

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Mint: Florence

One of sixty-eight Roman coins mainly Romano-British imitations, 3rd-4th cent. (nos 169-235are metal detector finds from various British sites, mostly thought to be East Anglian):

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Mint: Lyon
Ruler: Severus II (306-07) (As Caesar (305-306))

Medal, by Victor Huster, of Michael Stifel, monk and mathematician (1487-1567), cast and struck silver, diam. c.70 mm, 172.42g.

As last, 2nd type (CNI III, 13.90 var.), 1.41g.

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Mint: Genoa

As last, 3rd type (CNI III, 13.86 var.), 1.33g.

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Mint: Genoa

An image of Denier

France, Robert II (996-1031), Soissons, silver denier (Lafaurie 23 var.) 1.39g. OGN list 28, no. 291.

Maker(s)

Mint: Soissons
Ruler: Robert II (996-1031)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

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Mint: Radhanpur
Ruler: Zorawar Khan (1825-74)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

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Ruler: Vibhaji (1852-94)

An image of Penny

This is one of the most important finds of an English medieval coin in decades. It is the only fine silver coin that can be attributed to the period 1335-43 when the English mints were producing debased halfpence and farthings. Technically the penny (of fine silver) remained an authorised issue, but it was uneconomic to strike it. In 1338 Edward III revived Reading Abbey’s minting rights originally granted in the 12th century, and documentary evidence confirms that a pair of penny dies were delivered to the abbot in November 1338. This coin, whose existence was predicted in 1913, must have been struck from those dies. Presumably the abbot was so pleased with his new minting rights that he wished to strike coins carrying his own mark despite the financial consequences. Credit for this acquisition goes to our Departmental Technician, Dr Martin Allen, who recognised its significance and has written a paper on it for publication in the British Numismatic Journal.

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Mint: Reading
Ruler: Edward III (1327-77)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

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Mint: Deogarh
Ruler: Sawart Singh (1775-1825)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

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Mint: Rewa
Ruler: Gulab Singh (1918-46)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vibhaji (1852-94)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

Maker(s)

Ruler: Khengarji III (1875-1942)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

Maker(s)

Mint: Kishangarh
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madanasinghji (1947-48)

One of forty-three silver coins of the Indian Princely States, 18th-early 20th cent., selected from Mrs Buis-Brouwer’s own specialist collection. [See also nos. 460-508 below.]

Maker(s)

Mint: Nandgarh
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

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