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Description: | The outstanding numismatics collections provide excellent coverage of Ancient Greek and Roman, c.600 B.C - A.D. 400; British Celtic, c.125 B.C. - A.D. 60; Anglo-Saxon and Medieval British, c.A.D. 625-1558.
There is also a fine collection reflecting the history of world coinage and the products of various Birmingham mints from the 18th. C. to the present, as well as of makers of medals, checks, passes and tokens.
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The Soho mint was the first steam-powered coin production process in the world. The collection contains a full and in some cases unique range of pattern and proof coins made at Soho, and includes some Commonwealth and foreign coins, and commemorative medals.
The outstanding coin collections cover wide areas of activity from c. 600 BC to the 16th. century, including Greek and Roman, British Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Medieval British material. | Subjects: | Coins & Medals Industry & commerce Numismatics Tokens Medals Coins Western European | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0121 303 1394 | Telephone: | 0121 303 2834 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:549 | Go to resource |
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