20^th March 2025

Next club meeting Monday 7th April

A talk by Maria Lloyd - Hercules and Liber Pater at Lepcis Magna: Shifting Meanings

Monday 12th May

A talk by Tim Everson - Things Fall Apart: The Slow and Steady Decline of the Seleucid Empire

Meetings are held at the Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, commencing at 7.00 p.m.

Notices

We have had a request from club member Zheng. He asks if he could buy/ borrow any commemorative coins or medallions related to the British royal family; weddings, coronations, jubilee etc. for an exhibition at the university of Reading. In particular he would be interested in any Edward the Eighth and Princess Diana commemoratives. Any help through loans or purchases would be much appreciated.

March 2025 Meeting

Our March meeting saw the annual members-only club auction. The turn out of members was good, but numbers were a little down on previous years. There were 250 lots available, and a list of the items sold and their hammer prices are given below.

Most items were sold at their reserve, but a few items were contested and sold above reserve. The total of hammered sums was £1866. The club commission of 10% is a welcome addition to our funds.

Many thanks to Ian, our auctioneer, to James for recording the sales, and to Jawaid and John for their assistance in managing the lots. Also, many thanks are due to the vendors in providing the lots and to all our purchasers.

Some highlights from the sale: