Minutes of the New York meeting

Minutes of the Meeting of the British Numismatic Society, held at The InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel, New York, on Friday, 16 January 2026, Peter Preston-Morley, Secretary, being in the chair and 13 other people present.

The Secretary welcomed those present to this, the ninth meeting of the Society in New York, staged with the assistance of Paul Russell, Chairman of the New York International Numismatic Convention.

In a pre-recorded video presentation, the late Dr Gary Oddie gave a paper entitled Bermuda's hog money: a simple story buried in heaps of speculation.

The Chairman concluded by thanking those who attended and looked forward to welcoming them to the Society's next New York meeting, provisionally scheduled for 15 January 2027.

Our next meeting – and the link to join it on Zoom

For the Society's second meeting this month we meet at our regular London venue, the Society of Antiquaries of London, next Monday, 26 January, at 6.15pm GMT.

Our speaker is Dr Kelly Clarke-Neish, the Project Curator for the UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project, Britain's last Roman hoards: wealth, power and culture in the fifth century (2024-2026). Based in the Money and Medals Department at the British Museum, her current research examines the transitional period between the late Roman and early medieval period in Britain, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of coin clipping and shift from a coin to bullion-based economy. Her previous research focused on social and economic connections in north-west Europe during the early Middle Ages and explored several themes, including the origins of the early medieval economy, gender and society, and maritime networks. The subject of her talk, The (re)use of gold coins in jewellery in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England: women, coins and the economy, is an unusual topic that has seldom been tackled, even though the coin-evidence, in the form of surviving specimens, might suggest otherwise.

The SAL is located at Burlington House, on the north side of Piccadilly, opposite the Fortnum & Mason department store. Proceed through the archway leading to the House and the SAL is on the ground floor of the west wing of the building, at the far end of the courtyard, entered through a pair of brown doors.

The nearest Underground stations are Piccadilly Circus and Green Park, both 5 minutes' walk away. Those attending meetings in person will be required to sign the SAL's Visitors' Book.

If you are in London that day we look forward to your company, otherwise please join us on Zoom. To join the meeting online, please use the following registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88533729040 and the passcode 095076. If you are using the desktop version of Zoom, please ensure that you are using the most up-to-date version before joining us. The meeting itself will commence with formal business at 6.15pm and the lecture will begin immediately after that.

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