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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Bethsaida @ ASOR 2022
The Debate over the Identification of Bethsaida-Julias A member-generated session at the 2022 annual meeting of the ASOR (formerly the American School of Oriental Research but now the American School of Overseas Research) in Boston on Friday, 18 November. Three (3) representatives of the Et-Tell excavations will debate with 3 representatives of the El Araj…
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The Coins in Judas’ purse
As the Gospel of John puts it, Judas Iscariot “kept the common purse.” What may have been in the coin bag of Jesus that Judas managed, and occasionally embezzled? This session peeks inside the common purse to see what cash Jesus may have been carrying around with him. We will have examples of these coins…
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Royal Portraits
As part of the Jubilee celebration for Elizabeth II, The Age newspaper has published a beautifully illustrated story of portraits of the Queen on coins and banknotes over the past 70+ years. The story begins with her first appearance upon a Canadian banknote in 1935. Read the full story here …
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Romulus and Remus (again)
Among some recent additions to the CCCRH collection was another coin featuring Rome’s foundational myth of Romulus and Remus. Unlike most coins with this motif, rather than focus on the mother wolf and twin boys, this example tells more of the story with the kindly shepherd standing to left and bird in the fog tree…
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Medallion of Ferdinand I
Further details of the sixteenth-century medallion currently featured in the Cathedral Coins exhibition at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane are now available: Medallion. Ferdinand I (1556–64), Germany, cast metal, undated but c 1560 CE. OBV: Nativity scene: Infant Jesus in manger, Mary with mandorla, Joseph and magi adoring the Christ Child, while shepherds approach from left,…