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Total number of records: 6295
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Top 10: Place
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Constantine I (306-37) | 203 |
| Gaozong, 1736-1795, of the Qing Dynasty (The Qianlong Emperor) | 113 |
| Elagabalus | 98 |
| Severus Alexander | 90 |
| Gordian III | 82 |
| Shengzu, 1662-1722, of the Qing Dynasty (The Kangxi Emperor) | 80 |
| Caracalla | 77 |
| Huizong, 1101-1125, of the Northern Song Dynasty | 77 |
| Constantius II (324-61) | 73 |
| Wenzong, 1851-1861, of the Qing Dynasty (The Xianfeng Emperor) | 71 |
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Coin Collection
c.Iron Age-20th century
The collection consists of about 15,000 coins and medals ranging from classical to modern also included are trade and town tokens. The collection has particular strengths in the Classical period and s...
Alderman Hird Coins
c. 200 BCE - 1900
Presented anonymously to the University in 1957 by Horace Hird, the collection consists of Ancient British, sceattas, Anglo-Saxon, and early Medieval, all of which is published in Sylloge of Coins of ...
Coin Collection
19th century - 20th century
A small collection of commemorative, prize, and military medals given to the University.
Thackray Coins
c.Iron Age-20th century
Coins and tokens donated by Paul Thackray, between 1989-1994. The collection includes Roman, Chinese, Sassanian, Byzantine, British, European and modern world coins.
University of Leeds Collection
650 BCE - AD 2000
A selection of coins, mainly Roman and medieval, acquired directly by University departments and the Coin Committee from 1950 onwards.
Paros Hoard
AD 117–AD 254
A hoard of 253 Roman sestertii allegedly from Paros, bought in Athens in 1947. See S.Glenn 'A third century hoard of sestertii from Paros', Numismatic Chronicle 182 (2022), pp. 375–394.
John Thomas Whetton War Medals
Whetton, John Thomas (1894-1979)
1914-1945
WW1 and WW2 medal miniatures of John Thomas Whetton.