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Barton’s coins: Eighteenth-Century numismatics in New College, Oxford

Abstract:

The growth of coin collections in the University of Oxford is only partially understood, with most scholars having focussed on the original Bodleian cabinet, or on early collectors based in Corpus Christi and in Christ Church. This article addresses Philip Barton (d. 1765), a Canon of Christ Church, but who had been educated at New College. On his death he bequeathed his small but valuable collection of English coins to Christ Church, but it was New College that profited from his very extensi...

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10.1093/jhc/fhx048

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of the History of Collections Journal website
Volume:
30
Issue:
3
Pages:
385–393
Publication date:
2017-12-09
Acceptance date:
2017-08-27
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EISSN:
1477-8564
ISSN:
0954-6650
Pubs id:
pubs:731841
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uuid:a13bf5c3-72a0-48d3-a885-c1064cdc3a41
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pubs:731841
Source identifiers:
731841
Deposit date:
2017-10-02

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