George Cyril Brooke

George Cyril Brooke (18841934) 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.

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