Bristol City Council : Museum Collections

coin

Numismatics (O.5092)

A copper alloy nummus of Constantine I

coin token

Numismatics (O.4487)

Abolition token - farthing. Obverse: 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?'. Reverse: 'Advocates for the Rights of Man. Thos. Spencer. Sir Thos. More. Thos. Paine. 1795'.

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Tea brick, made from compressed black tea leaves. The front is moulded into a picture of a Chinese arch or building, flanked by a tree on each side. Above the image are 5 stars in a horizontal line & below it is Chinese writing. All 3 sections are surrounded by a rectangular outline each. The back of the block is split into 16 rectangular sections, which would have made it easier for them to be cut into equal sections. The sections are decorated in a Chinese style. Tea bricks originated from the 9th century in the ancient spice trade routes of the Far East. In an effort to make tea more portable and to take up as little space as possible, tea producers compacted tea into tea bricks for easy travel. Tea bricks became so widely used and accepted that they served as currency during the 19th and 20th century in Tibet, Mongolia, Siberia, and Northern China.

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coin

Numismatics (O.4973)

A copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II

coin

Numismatics (O.4534)

Silver penny. Edward I or II. 1D. Bury St. Edmunds mint.

coin

Numismatics (O.5317)

A copper alloy nummus of Urbs Roma

coin

Numismatics (O.5788)

A copper alloy nummus of Gratian

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coin

Numismatics (O.5855)

Silver penny of the Empress Matilda, Bristol Mint, with the Empress's head in profile with large beaded collar and sceptre, with cross moline on reverse. Tentative reading of the damaged reverse legend is basis for the attribution of the coin to the Bristol Mint.

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coin

Numismatics (O.4787)

A copper alloy as or dupondius of Crispina

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medal

Numismatics (O.1619)

George Pine's Distinguished Conduct Medal. Red and blue ribbon; vertical stripes. Medals O.1619-O.1623 swing mounted on a large pin.

coin

Numismatics (O.5302)

A copper alloy nummus of Constantine I

coin

Numismatics (O.5840)

Copy of a nummus of The House of Constantine

token

Numismatics (O.4604)

Brass 6d tokenfor J Beacham Bristol Arms Bowling Alley.

token

Numismatics (O.4607)

Brass 3d token of James Mitchell, Albion Inn, Portishead

token

Numismatics (O.4602)

Brass 3d token for F. Cruwys, Horse & Jockey, Frogmore Street, Bristol

token

Numismatics (O.4601)

Brass 1 1/2 d token for George Wigens, The Dolphin Wine & Spirit Vaults, Marlborough Street, Bristol

token

Numismatics (O.4598)

Brass 1d token of the Patent Sheathing Nail manufactory, Bristol, 1811

coin

Numismatics (O.5245)

A copper alloy nummus of Constantine II

commemorative medal

Numismatics (O.1746)

Commemorative medal, nickel silver struck for the City of Bristol, by the Tower Mint, December 1979. Jointly produced by the Lord Mayors office and the Museum shop.