The CCCRH collection is largely comprised of coins, medals, medallions and tokens, but we also have a large number of manuscripts and other items, including icons, figurines and weapons. We welcome opportunities to make items from our collection available to churches, schools, mosques and other community groups.
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Albert Schweitzer, 1875–1965
The Foundation has a significant set of materials related to Albert Schweitzer, the remarkable polymath who walked away from several European career options and dedicated his life to working as a medical doctor in Africa from 1913 until his death in 1965. Our collection of Schweitzer materials includes coins and medals, postcards and postage stamps,
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CCCRH @ IMA
The Foundation is delighted to lend several items from our Islamic collection for a new Islamic Faith gallery at the Islamic Museum of Australia. IMA is a not-for profit foundation founded in May 2010 with the purpose of establishing the first Islamic Museum in Australia. It is the first centre of its kind in Australia
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CCCRH @ ΝΟΣΤΟΙ
ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings: Stories of the Ionian Island Diaspora in Queensland CCCRH was pleased to assist with this exhibition at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum at UQ. We have three coins on loan to the museum for this exhibition. More information about the ΝΟΣΤΟΙ Exhibition … View the CCCRH items in this exhibition …
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Recently I had an opportunity to examine closely a 16C letter from Charles V to his governor in Milan (and sometime ambassador to Henry VIII in London). The document had been in the collection for some time, and was simply listed as a signature of Emperor Charles V. On examination, it was clear that the document was
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Another letter from the 1500s
As I work my way through some of the materials in the CCCRH collection, another interesting document has come to light. Listed in the catalogue as a document with the signature of Ferdinand I (c 1562) it turned out to be a letter to then Archduke Ferdinand in his capacity as Counsellor to the King
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Tiberius Asinius Philopappos as Grammateus, Colossae, 138–161 CE
This post has brief notes for an unpublished coin that was identified by CCCRH Research Associate, Sebastian Harris. Sebastian arranged for this coin to be added to the RPC listing and has also prepared the following notes. As this next unpublished coin was minted in Colossae and we have already talked about Colossae’s history and