George C. Brooke

George Cyril Brooke
George Cyril Brooke
Born	1884
Died	1934 (aged 49–50)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Numismatist

George Cyril Brooke (1884–1934)^[1] 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

After Brooke's death, a number of people interested in his work subscribed to purchase a coin - a gold noble of Edward IV, and the last coin Brooke handled before he died - to be donated in his memory to the British Museum.^[2]

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

^ "Brooke, George Cyril 1884-1934 - Digital Library Numis". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ L.A. Lawrence, “The Brooke Memorial”, in Numismatic Chronicle 5th series, vol. XXV, pp. 135-136. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42664353

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[1] "Brooke, George Cyril 1884-1934 - Digital Library Numis". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[2] L.A. Lawrence, “The Brooke Memorial”, in Numismatic Chronicle 5th series, vol. XXV, pp. 135-136. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42664353

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