George Cyril Brooke (18841934) was a British
numismatist, specialising in the coins of England.
Career
Brooke was a member of the
British Museum Dept of Coins and Medals from 1908 to 1934, on the council of the
Royal Numismatic Society, and the author of numerous books and publications. He was awarded the
Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1934 (posthumously).
Publications
*1912 ''The Edwinstowe find of Roman coins''
*1916
A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum: the Norman kings'
*1966
English coins – from the seventh century to the present day'
The Brooke Memorial
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After Brooke's death, a number of people interested in his work subscribed to purchase a coin - a gold noble of Edward IV
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...
, and the last coin Brooke handled before he died - to be donated in his memory to the British Museum.[L.A. Lawrence, “The Brooke Memorial”, in Numismatic Chronicle 5th series, vol. XXV, pp. 135-136. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42664353]
Subscribers
* J. Allan
* F.W. Armitage
* Messrs A.H. Baldwin & Sons
* A.E. Ganall
* C.E. Blunt
* L. Cabot Briggs
* H.H. Brindley
* W.A. Brooke
* Frank E. Burton
* Major P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton
* V.B. Crowther-Beynon
* H.J. Dakers
* H. Daniels
* The Essay Club
* Sir Arthur Evans
* Lady Evans
* Miss Farquhar
* L. Forrer
* Messrs Glendining & Co
* Lord Grantley
* S.W. Grose
* G.C. Haines
* Christopher Hawkes
* Sir George Hill
* Norman Hill
* Horace H. King
* The Kent Numismatic Society
* Robert Kerr
* L.A. Lawrence
* E. Thurlow Leeds
* H.M. Lingford
* Dr A.H. Lloyd
* R. Cyril Lockett
* Prof T.O. Mabbott
* Sir George Macdonald
* H. Mattingly
* J. Mavrogordato
* J. Grafton Milne
* Ivo Pakenham
* Sir Charles Peers
* J.W.E. Pearce
* C.W. Phillips
* F.N. Pryce
* Prof E.J. Rapson
* E.S.G. Robinson
* Dr Kenneth Rogers
* V.J.E. Ryan
* F.S. Salisbury
* A.C. Savin
* B.A. Seaby
* J.S. Shirley-Fox (in memory of H.B. Earle-Fox)
* Messrs Spink & Son Ltd
* W.G. Smith
* H.W. Taffs
* A.B. Tonnochy
* Monsieur Victor Tourneur
* Monsieur A. Visart de Bocarme
* J. Walker
* Percy H. Webb
* Dr & Mrs Mortimer Wheeler
* R.B. Whitehead
* Miss M.E. Wood
* H. Nelson Wright
External links
G.C. Brooke on worldcat.org
References
British numismatists
1884 births
1934 deaths
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