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A Brief Tour of Medieval Coin Hoards from Britain and Ireland – Part One: 450-1154 AD – Robert Page & William Wilson – BNS Research Blog share.google/FGmj8qN3zrI0Cg0…

A Brief Tour of Medieval Coin Hoards from Britain and Ireland – Part One: 450-1154 AD – Robert Page...

In this article we will take you on a quick tour through Britain and Ireland, looking at the distribution of coin hoards by different historic periods, and highlighting selected examples. This arti…

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A Brief Tour of Medieval Coin Hoards from Britain and Ireland – Part One: 450-1154 AD – Robert Page & William Wilson – BNS Research Blog share.google/FGmj8qN3zrI0Cg0…

A Brief Tour of Medieval Coin Hoards from Britain and Ireland – Part One: 450-1154 AD – Robert Page...

In this article we will take you on a quick tour through Britain and Ireland, looking at the distribution of coin hoards by different historic periods, and highlighting selected examples. This arti…

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Francis Elmore Jones is celebrated among numismatists for his huge collection of Anglo-Saxon coins, but he also formed a world-class collection of Norman and Plantagenet coins. We're now making the photographic plates of this collection available online. britnumsoc.wordpress.com/wp-…
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Two of the Society's most popular Special Publications are being made available as free online PDFs for the first time. First, Coin Hoards in Iron Age Britain britnumsoc.wordpress.com/wp-… And second, Coin Hoards and Hoarding in Roman Britain AD 43−c.498 britnumsoc.blog/wp-content/u…
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REMINDER: The BNS is sponsoring a day of talks to mark the centenary of medieval numismatist Michael Dolley this Friday July 11th, at the British Academy in London. For registration and programme please go to britnumsoc.org/?view=article…
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The British Numismatic Society is funding a student placement focused on... numismatics (coins, token, banknotes, etc.) at the British Museum this summer. The closing date for applications is Friday July 11th. More details and application here: britnumsoc.org/the-society/f…
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REMINDER - TODAY: The next meeting of the BNS will be held today (Mon Jun 23) at 18:15 BST at the Society of Antiquaries. Gareth Williams will give a lecture on ‘The Coinage of Harold II’. Members can find the Zoom link in the latest BNS newsletter. See you there!
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The Society is sponsoring a day of talks on Friday July 11 to mark 100 years since the birth of Michael Dolley (1925-83), one of the most eminent researchers on early medieval numismatics. The event will take place at the British Academy in London SW1, and online. (1/2)
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Attendance in person costs £25 (£10 students); joining online is free. You can register for the event here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/michael-d…. We look forward to seeing many of you there! (2/2)

Michael Dolley: A Centenary Celebration

This day of talks celebrates the centenary of the birth of Michael Dolley (1925-1983) and his contribution to medieval numismatics.

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The next meeting of the British Numismatic Society will take place at the Society of Antiquaries on Monday June 23rd at 6:15pm BST. Gareth Williams, previously curator of early medieval coinage at the British Museum, will be talking about 'The Coinage of Harold II'. (1/3)
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Harold II's short reign is one of the most eventful and evocative in English history, and our understanding of his coinage has been hugely enriched by a number of recent hoards, including those from Chew Valley and Braintree. (2/3)
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Members can find the Zoom link to join the meeting in the June 18th BNS newsletter. Prospective members can apply to join the Society here: britnumsoc.org/membership/me…. We look forward to welcoming you next Monday!
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Latest on the BNS Blog from Dave Greenhalgh and Lee Stone - Edward IV Rose Marked Sede Vacante York Pennies – A re-appraisal. britnumsoc.blog/wp-content/u…
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Latest on the BNS Blog from Lyle Curtis Molina - The Numismatic Value Double Struck Coins can Provide (A Reattribution and an Attribution of two Norman Coins). britnumsoc.blog/2025/01/08/t…
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Latest on the BNS Blog from Gary Oddie - Some Unusual New York Hotel Tokens - britnumsoc.blog/2024/12/20/s… hope of interest.
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Today's offering on the BNS Blog - An Analysis of Strike Error Coins – by Lyle Curtis Molina. britnumsoc.blog/2024/12/18/a…
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The latest on the BNS Blog from Hugh Pagan - The Langford, Bedfordshire, Hoard 2016, and the Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, Hoard 1892. britnumsoc.blog/2024/12/17/t…

The Langford, Bedfordshire, Hoard 2016, and the Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, Hoard 1892 – Hugh Pagan

This records two very similar hoards of Anglo-Saxon coins containing coins of Alfred of Wessex and of Archbishop Plegmund of Canterbury, one found at Langford, Bedfordshire, in 2016, and the other …

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Today's offering on the BNS Blog from Gary Oddie - A Millenium of Numismatics at Hexham Church - britnumsoc.blog/2024/12/11/a…
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New today on the BNS Blog - Changing shape of the florin, 1849–1970 by D. G. Rowe. britnumsoc.blog/2024/12/09/c…
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As it has now been three years since it's print publication, BNJ vol. 91 has now been made freely available online. Additionally, the indices by subject have been updated. Go to britnumsoc.org
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