In Britain there are major collections of ancient coins, including Roman coins, in the numismatic sections of the national antiquities museums at London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Major collections of specifically Romano-British coins from archaeologically productive areas are held at the Museum of London, Bath (Roman Baths Museum), Colchester Castle Museum, Norwich Castle Museum, York (Yorkshire Museum), and Newcastle (Great North Museum). Curatorial specialists are based at the British Museum itself as well as the following non-national, numismatic collections: Oxford (Ashmolean), Cambridge (Fitzwilliam), Glasgow (Hunterian), and the Manchester Museum. University teaching is also undertaken at the principal universities of these cities and also in London and Cardiff. Warwick University has recently expanded its numismatic section.

 

Richard Abdy, Curator of Roman Coins (British Museum)

Museum curators

Richard Abdy (British Museum)

Edward Besly (National Museum of Wales)

Dr Roger Bland (ex-British Museum/Portable Antiquities Scheme)

Dr Andrew Burnett (British Museum)

Dr Dario Calomino (University of Warwick)

Dr Mark Curteis (Chelmsford Museum)

Dr John Davies (Norwich Castle Museum)

Dr Eleanor Ghey (British Museum)

Dr Volker Heuchert (Ashmolean Museum)

Dr Richard Hobbs (British Museum)

Nicholas Holmes (ex-National Museum of Scotland)

Prof. Chris Howgego (Ashmolean Museum)

Dr Ian Leins (English Heritage)

Dr Adrian Marsden (Norwich Castle Museum)

Steve Minnitt (Somerset County Council)

Sam Moorhead (Portable Antiquities Scheme)

Dr Adrian Popescu (Fitzwilliam Museum)

Dr Philippa Walton (University of Reading)

 

University academics and researchers

Dr John Creighton (Reading)

Dr James Gerrard (Newcastle University)

Dr Peter Guest (Cardiff University)

Dr Kris Lockyear (UCL)

 

Silver quinarius of Julius Caesar

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