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International Numismatic Congress 2015

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Samir Shamma Prize awarded

The Shamma Prize is awarded, usually every two years, to a book or article on Islamic numismatics, preferably in English. This year Council has decided to award the prize to Giulio Bernardi for his meticulous study, Arabic Gold Coins. Corpus, vol. I, a very well illustrated book which provides a systematic and critical review of all the auction catalogue literature. [15 February 2012]

Gilljam Prize awarded

Council has awarded the Gilljam Prize to Daniel Gricourt and Dominique Hollard for their article in The Numismatic Chronicle in 2010 called 'Les productions monetaires de Postume en 268-269 et celles de Lelian (269). Nouvelles propositions'. [15 February 2012]

Andrew Burnett honoured

We are pleased to report that our Honorary-Vice President, Andrew Burnett, was appointed a CBE in the New Year's Honours List. [18 January 2012]

Lhotka Prize awarded to book on Celtic coins

The Lhotka Memorial Prize is awarded to the author(s) of the book or article in English considered most helpful to the elementary student of numismatics and published in the previous two calendar years. This year there were several strong contestants but it was decided by Council to give the Prize to Ancient British Coins (ABC for short). This volume was compiled by Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd and John Sills from the Celtic Coin Index held at the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. 999 coins are illustrated at twice life size. 418 of these have come to light since the publication of van Arsdell's work in 1989. Visit Chris Rudd's web site for more information about the book http://www.celticcoins.com/ [18 January 2012]

Parkes Weber Prize awarded for essay on English medieval coins

The Parkes Weber Prize is awarded, usually every year, for an original essay of not more than 5,000 words on any subject relating to coins, medals, medallions, tokens or paper money. This year the Council has decided to award the prize to Lauren Proctor, who is at Newcastle University, for her work entitled 'The movement of money: a study of the distribution of long cross pennies in the north east of England in the Middle Ages'. [18 January 2012]

Joint RNS / BNS Summer Meeting

The subject of the annual Summer Meeting of the two Societies is topical: 'Anniversaries and Jubilees'. The meeting will be held at Worcester College, Oxford on 7th July. Further details will be announced soon. [18 January 2012]

New Honorary Fellow elected

Donal Bateson, Reader in Numismatics at the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Society. As well as  writing a number of books on British numismatics, Dr Bateson organised the International Numismatic Congress in Glasgow in 2009, a huge undertaking in addition to all his other duties. Honorary fellowship is a significant honour for the Society to bestow on anyone as numbers are normally limited to 25. A list of Honorary Fellows will be found at the back of each volume of The Numismatic Chronicle. [18 January 2012]

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