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.
Category: News
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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 of Spain and Auditor of the Sacred Rota at the Vatican, confirming the election of a senior cleric.
(The text is a little unclear in places so we cannot be certain which appointment was subject of the letter.) Once again ChatGPT has done a great analysis of this document for us.
Summary
Letter originally closed with a large wax seal with heraldic shield.
RECIPIENT: To Don Fernando of Austria, Prince of Macedonia, Most Serene Governor on behalf of the King of Spain and Counselor of His Catholic Majesty, Auditor of the Sacred Rota and of the Consistorial Congregation, our beloved brother.
SENDER: Unknown curial official at the Vatican.
MESSAGE: Confirmation of a senior clerical appointment in either Spain or Italy during the mid-1550s.
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Communion Tokens
The Foundation has a growing collection of Communion tokens. These were especially common in the various Presbyterian churches of Scotland between 1700 and 1900 CE.
The CCCRH collection includes a number of Australian Communion tokens, including one from the Creek St Presbyterian Church, Brisbane (see featured photo).
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Public Charity Status Granted
Effective March 6, 2023 the American Friends of CCCRH has been determined to be a public charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and we are also now qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 and 2522 of the IRC.
The AF-CCCRH has been established exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code), and specifically to support and promote the Center for Coins, Culture, and Religious History in its mission to acquire curate, preserve, and publish information relating to coins, manuscripts and other cultural materials relevant to religious history for the benefit of the general public.
Please email us to see how you can assist us in supporting the work of CCCRH and please share this information with family members or friends who you think may be interested in assisting us with a gift.
Checks and other correspondence may be sent to:
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CCCRH
1065 NORTH 24TH AVENUE
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Latest additions to CCCRH collection
We have just added the details of 37 new acquisitions for the CCCRH collection to our online gallery.
For those most part these items have not yet been fully documented, but their basic details are published along with photographs.
During February 2024 we are planning to photograph around 1,800 coins and add those images to the online galleries. This will greatly enrich the value of the galleries for teachers students and researchers.
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Search the CCCRH collection
The full CCCRH inventory can be browsed or you can search for a specific item. This link provides you with read-only access to selected fields from every record in the database.
When using this link for the first time you will be asked to register your email address and name. For each person who registers in this way, the Foundation receives a $10 credit towards the cost of our subscription to the AirTable software that powers our site.
By default the items grouped by type (Ampulla, Amulets, Badges, etc) and then sorted by the name of the record.
Please note that this collection is a work-in-progress and many records do not yet have photographs or cimplete academic descriptions. However, the curated subsets usually have photographs for most of the items as well as extensive notes.
