Parkes Weber Prize

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The Parkes Weber Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Royal Numismatic Society in London, England, for original research relating to numismatics by a young scholar under the age of thirty.

History

The prize is named after the British numismatist Frederick Parkes Weber. It was instituted in 1954, and in 1988 the award comprised a cash prize of £30 as well as a small bronze medal bearing a portrait of Weber by Frank Bowcher. At that time, the prize was limited to entrants under the age of 23 by the end of the calendar year.[1]

By 1998, the cash prize had increased to £150, but entrants were restricted to those under 23 by the end of August.[2]

Description

The Parkes Weber Prize is under the administration of the Council of the Royal Numismatic Society. It is awarded for an original essay of not more than 5,000 words on any subject relating to coins, medals, medallions, tokens or paper money. Entrants of any nationality, under the age of 30 by the end of the calendar year, are eligible for the prize[3][4] As of 2026 it is worth £150.[3]

Prizewinners

The prizewinners include:[3]

  • 1954 D.W. Dykes - "Some local tokens and their issuers in early nineteenth century Swansea"[5]
    • Highly commended: I. H. Stewart - "Aspects of coinage and currency in medieval Scotland"
  • 1955 D. M. Metcalf
  • 1956 I. Stewart[6]
  • 1959 D. Nugus and D.E. Hanson
  • 1965 P. O’Shea
  • 1966 C.M. Hake
  • 1967 S. Leggett
  • 1968 I.C. Thomson
  • 1969 M.R. Curry
  • 1970 H. Emary
  • 1971 M.A. Guilding
  • 1972 M.A.S. Blackburn and S. Cope
  • 1974 G.C. Kumpikevicius
  • 1975 M. Flower and Andrew Wager
  • 1976 K. Costello
  • 1977 R. Macpherson
  • 1978 M.B. Pearson
  • 1979 R.B. Sampson
  • 1982 M.J. Druck
  • 1983 N. Summerton - Ancient British Coins[7]
  • 1991 M. Rockman
  • 1992 Henry S. Kim
  • 1993 E. Theran
  • 1994 John Orna-Ornstein
  • 1997 S. Armstrong, T.C. Crafter and P. Kiernan
  • 2000 E.L. Cheung
  • 2002 P. Kiernan
  • 2003 S. Skaltsa
  • 2004 N. Elkins
  • 2005 Rory Naismith
  • 2006 Di Hu
  • 2008 Rebecca Day [Darley]
  • 2011 Lauren Proctor
  • 2012 Tom Waldwyn
  • 2013 Matthew Naiman and Victoria Collins
  • 2014 Murray Andrews[8] and Supratik Baralay
  • 2015 Michael Economou
  • 2018a George Green - "The relationship between the Romans and their gold coinage A.D. 64−A.D. 200"[9]
  • 2018b Charlotte Mann[4] - "The circulation of Festival coins struck for the Eleusinian Mysteries"
  • 2021 Bridget McClean
  • 2022 Annika Ester Maresia
  • 2024 Bradley Hopper[10]
  • 2025 James Hua

References

  1. "The Royal Numismatic Society: Prizes". The Numismatic Chronicle. 148. Royal Numismatic Society: xxv–xxvii. 1988. ISSN 0078-2696. JSTOR 42668193. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. "Medals and prizes of the society". The Numismatic Chronicle. 158. Royal Numismatic Society: iii–v. 1998. ISSN 0078-2696. JSTOR 42668590. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. "The Parkes Weber Prize". The Royal Numismatic Society. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. "Parkes Weber Prize". Macquarie University. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026. Mann, Charlotte (Recipient)
  5. Bellinger, Alfred R. (1955). "Proceedings of the Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatic Chronicle. 15 (45): xiii-275. JSTOR 42662901.
  6. "Proceedings of the Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatic Chronicle. 17: 1–14. 1957. JSTOR 42663088.
  7. "President's Address". Numismatic Chronicle. 144: i–xii. 1984. JSTOR 42667404.
  8. "Dr Murray Andrews". University College London. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. "GEORGE GREEN". Ashmolean Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. "Bradley Hopper". Wessex Week. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.