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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Egyptian Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue, c. 990/70 BCE
The Foundation has recently acquired an Egyptian Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue, also called a papyrus sheath. It has been dated to 990-970 BCE. It is from the estate of an English military family who believed it was brought from Egypt in the early 1900s. It would have stood in a tomb near the mummy of the deceased.…
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Four CCCRH coins added to RPC Online
Four coins from the CCCRH collection have recently been added to the highly-regarded online database, Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC Online). This post has brief notes on each of the 4 coins that were identified by CCCRH Research Associate, Sebastian Harris. Sebastian arranged for them to be added to the RPC listing and has also prepared…
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Several new gallery sets
We have recently published additional gallery sets for the following categories: Cities visited by St PaulPopes Venice As always, the most recent additions to the collection can be viewed in a dedicated online gallery. We hope the growing set of galleries for various subsets from the collection will be of value to researchers, students and…
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Coin from Mytilene
CCCRH recently acquired a brass coin minted at Mytilene on the island of Lesbos during the reign of the Roman emperor Tiberius (14–37 CE). It has the head of Tiberius on the obverse with a Greek inscription meaning “Tiberius, divine Augustus.” On the reverse, there is the bust of Tiberius’ mother, Livia—also known as Julia—with…
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Silver tetradrachm of Tiberius
The Centre for Coins, Culture and Religious History has recently acquired a rare silver tetradrachm issued during the reign of the Roman emperor Tiberius (reigned 14–37 CE). There are only 4 known specimens of this coin and this is the finest of them. The head of Tiberius is on the obverse. On the reverse, Zeus…
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Final CAB articles now available
The Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine ceased publication in November 2022. The masthead has since been acquired by Imperial Group and will be relaunched in March 2023 as The Australian Coin Review (ACR). The two final articles contributed to CAB by Dr Peter Lewis are now available on the CCCRH website: November 2022 – Some…