The Horace Hird Collection

 The Horace Hird Collection of Tudor, Stuart

and Commonwealth Coins and Patterns

 

To celebrate the remarkable contribution of fabled numismatist Alderman Horace Hird, the Spink Coin Department is honoured to present a forgotten parcel from his astonishing cabinet, the first fresh material to surface in his name since 1989

 

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Imperial Legitimation

Imperial Legitimation: The iconography of the Golden Age Myth on Roman Imperial coinage of the Third Century AD

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This fascinating study of the iconography of the Golden Age Myth on Roman Imperial coinage of the Third Century AD, which started as a master’s dissertation, also includes all Roman coins that have the Saecular Games types, down to 300 AD. The first study of its kind, it also gives a reconstruction of the Games and appendices with texts from well-known classical authors.

An Introductory Guide to Ancient Greek and Roman Coins. Volume 1

An Introductory Guide to Ancient Greek and Roman Coins. Volume 1:

Greek Civic Coins and Tribal Issues (Living History) Paperback
by David Sear (Author)
Launched 15 June 2020

You can get this book at https://amzn.to/39W1MMe

This is the first volume (of three) of David Sear’s brand new introductory guide to ancient coins, covering Greek civic coins and tribal issues, and the very first release in Spink’s new Living History series. Ancient coins have long fascinated generations of collectors by virtue of their beauty, the stories they tell, and for the unique insight they give into the history of the time in which they were made. They can be held, felt and examined without the need for visiting a museum – they are, quite literally, living history. David Sear’s three volume guide is intended to give a general background to the fascinating world of ancient coins, looking back more than 26 centuries to the lands of the eastern Mediterranean, at how coins were designed and produced, and at how they can reveal so much to us today of the time in which they were produced. David Sear is among the most notable numismatic authors writing today; his seminal texts have become the standard handbooks for collectors of ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coinage. His Introductory Guide is intended as an approachable and informative introduction to the hobby, and is a must for anyone interested in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Coinage of the Ionion islands and Malta under British Protectorate

Lecture

Robert Barraclough - The coinages of The Ionian Islands and Malta under British Rule

Monday 9th March 2020 @ 2pm

held at: The School of Philosophy, 64 Woodland Lane, Chapel Allerton. Leeds, LS7 4PD

David Turner

Sad news that David Turner has passed away. A regular on the Yorkshire Coin Fair circuit

David Turner RIP

 

 

President’s Report, 2019

President’s Report, 2019

In celebration of its 110th anniversary, the Yorkshire Numismatic Society held a weekend of lectures alongside John Philpotts' Harrogate Spring Coin Fair at the Old Swan Hotel on 15th-16th March. The intention was to provide newcomers to numismatics with a guide to available, affordable coins, tokens, medals and notes from a variety of periods in an historical context.

The lecture programme commenced with Tony Abramson’s review of the early days of The Yorkshire Numismatic Fellowship followed by a brief introduction to early Anglo-Saxon coins. Adrian Marsden gave the social history of a number of 17th century tokens issuers and Richard Abdy gave a brief survey of Roman coppers in Britain. in Are not two sparrows sold for an as? 

Richard Fynes returned to tokens with ‘Collecting tokens and medals, some examples from Yorkshire C17-20^th’ and John Philpotts spoke on Iron Age coins in Britain followed by Barrie Cook on the coinage of the Wars of the Roses. Frances Simmons described some 20th century medals illustrated by several trays of specimens. Pam West addressed collecting banknotes and the event concluded with James Booth on Late Anglo-Saxon Coin Portraits.

Funds remain healthy with around £6,000 in hand. Membership includes 5 honorary, 35 ordinary and 14 Associate members.

Regrettably, attendance at the above lectures was extremely disappointing, challenging the ongoing viability of the Society. I will be stepping down from all offices at the AGM, and in the absence of one or more suitable candidates to run the Society, propose a motion of dissolution at the Special Meeting to be held under a different chairperson, immediately after the AGM subject to alternative proposals.

Tony Abramson

23^rd October 2019