Coin Museums - Moneta Links

Site increasing awareness of the quality and art of the coins of Britain. Non commercial.

Nice photos and other useful resources for those interested in the Numismatics of the Indian subcontinent.

3 CoinsEncyclopedia

http://www.CoinsEncyclopedia.org More info

A nice resource for coins and history. A major endeavor is to photographically document the complex field of Indian numismatics. Your help is encouraged - photos and attributions are needed.

4 Coins of al-Andulus - Islamic Coins of Spain

http://andalustonegawa.50g.com/ More info

This Japanese owned collection, The Tonegawa Collection, is perhaps the best collection of Andalus and related Islamic coins ever assembled. It rivals the most highly funded national collections and holds a significant number of rare and never before seen coins.

5 Zeno - Oriental Coins Database

http://www.zeno.ru/ More info

A very prolific site with a variable quality of photos of a very wide variety of oriental numismatic items. Very strong in the Islamic area too. A must visit, and re-visit, for those interested in this field.

6 George A. Fisher Jr. Collection of Ancient Chinese Coins

http://www.georgeafisherjr.com/ More info

An ongoing project to present the famous collection of Mr. Fisher, of "Fisher′s Ding" fame to public view. Features spades, knives, cowries, and more, and of all types. A great resource that is not to be missed if you are interested in the very first coin artifacts.

7 Ancient Greek & Roman information site - Doug Smith

http://dougsmith.ancients.info/index.html More info

A very expansive informational site for ancient coins. Not to be missed! Email link is bogus in order to add ithis essential site to the database.

8 British Mint Museum

http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/Corporate/Corp_museum/museum.asp More info

The Royal Mint Museum was established in 1816 by the Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole. In a memorandum of 12 February 1816 he wrote that he had observed with pain that not only was there ′no Collection of British Coins in His Majesty′s Mint, but there is not a single Proof Coin or a single serviceable Matrix or Puncheon preserved in the Office′.

9 Royal Numismatic Society

http://www.numismatics.org.uk/index.php More info

The Society was founded in 1836 as the Numismatic Society of London and received the title of the Royal Numismatic Society by Royal Charter in 1904. The Society is an academic body of charitable status concerned with research into all branches of numismatics. Its lectures and publications deal with classical, Asian, medieval and modern coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

10 Ashmolean Museum - Heberden Coin Room

http://www.ashmolean.org/departments/heberdencoinroom/ More info

A bit hard to navigate but there is access to exhibits and resources if you explore.

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