Specific strengths: Roman coinage,British coinage and British tokens.

 

Library: Around 100 books with specific strengths in Roman and British coinage.

 

 

Databases

 

Database used: MODES

 

Proportion of collection on database: 5%

 

How much detail in database entries? 100%

 

Are images incorporated? No.

 

Is the database accessible to the public? No.

 

Is the database publicly accessible online? N/A

 

 

Display

 

Are there permanent numismatic displays? No.

 

Is numismatic material incorporated into more general displays? Yes.

 

Is there a facility for temporary exhibitions? Yes.

 

Have there been numismatic exhibitions in the past? If so, what? No.

 

 

Access to the collection

 

Is there a study facility? Yes.

 

Is equipment (balances, magnifying glasses, etc.) provided? No.

 

 

Public engagement with numismatic collection

 

Is there a handling collection? Yes: Money, Money, Money: facilitated Gallery Handling session using 10 coins

(another handling session is currently in development).

 

Are numismatic collections used in Education sessions? Yes: around 50 non-accessioned coins in facilitated education handling collections.

 

Do numismatic collections feature in gallery talks, lectures? Not in recent years.

 

Are there other engagement activities based around numismatic collections? No.

 

 

ID and public enquiries

 

Does the museum offer a service for identifying objects and other public enquiries? Yes (work with PAS Finds Liaison Officer).

 

 

Curatorial knowledge

 

Is there any numismatic expertise in-house? If so, who, and in what areas? We have no coin expertise but we do have some in-house

shoe and medal and token expertise from Rebecca Shawcross, our Shoe Heritage Resources Officer.

 

Is there access to external expertise? If so, who and in what areas? Yes (with PAS finds liaison officers and also local coin collector).

 

If there is expertise in-house, is there a willingness/capacity to share that with other museums? Yes.