Raiders of the Ark(ive): Coins in Collections of Curiosities
Posted on 2017-11-21 in Events
Nov 23, 2017
Students of CMRS 499 present
Raiders of the Ark(ive): Coins in Collections of Curiosities
Students will share their adventures and experiences travelling the UK and doing original research on ancient and early modern coinage in the R. E. Hart Collection of the Blackburn Museum and the John Bargrave Cabinet of Curiosities at Canterbury Cathedral.
St Thomas More College, Room 200
Talk at 4:30 pm
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