Roger Bland (Institute alumnus and Honorary Lecturer) has been awarded the RoyalNumismatic Society's silver medal for 2014.

This is the premier international award in its field, and was awarded to Roger both for his own numismatic work and for his achievements intransforming the UK law on antiquities through the Treasure Act 1996 and the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which has just recorded its 1,000,000thobject.

The Society's Medal was instituted in 1883, to be awarded annually to 'some person highly distinguished for services to Numismatic Science', aselected by the Council.

Roger, who is Keeper of the Departments of Prehistory & Europe and Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum, undertook hisPhD research at the Institute with Richard Reece (who himself received the Royal Numismatic Society medal in 2009) on 'The Coinage of Gordian IIIfrom the mints of Antioch and Caesarea'.

Roger is also a recipient of the French Numismatic Society's medal, being awarded this distinction two years ago.

Philip Mernick writes:

To read the complete article, see:
Roger Bland awarded Royal Numismatic Society medal(www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2014-15-news/20150112)

The Society's Medal was instituted in 1883, to be awarded annually to 'some person highly distinguished for services to Numismatic Science', aselected by the Council.

The Medal is presented at the Annual General Meeting in December, at which the Medallist will give a lecture.

The dies for the original silver medal were given to the Society by Sir John Evans in 1883. A new cast silver medal commissioned from IanRank-Broadley was first presented in 1993.

To read the complete article, see:
The Society's Medal(http://numismatics.org.uk/medals-honorary-fellowship-prizes/the-societys-medal/)

To read the Fitzwilliam catalog listing, see:
Royal Numismatic Society Medal(http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/197057)

Philip Mernick adds: