Zdenka Nemeškalová-Jiroudková

Zdenka Nemeškalová-Jiroudková (9 April 1928 – 23 June 2023) was a Czech numismatist and archaeologist. She was born in Prague on 9 April 1928.

Career During her career she studied Czech coin finds, including those of thirteenth-century Venetian coins at Prague Castle and coin finds from Vízmburk. She has worked on national and international numismatic collections, including at the Copenhagen Museum, as well as the finds of Roman coins in Hradec Králové Museum. She specialises in the study of Celtic coinages and has public widely on the subject, including the coin treasure from Starý Kolín. She has also studied the metallurgy of the gold in Celtic staters. She was a pioneer of assessing Czech coin finds within their archaeological contexts. Particular studies have included coins found in West Bohemia.

Death Nemeškalová-Jiroudková died on 23 June 2023, at the age of 95.

Publications 1960, Nález mince v románské bazilice v Teplicích 1961, K současným úkolům numismatiky doby římské 1963, Římské mince v Čechách a jejich dějinný význam 1986, Nález mincí tolarového údobí v Chlečicích, o. Strakonice: (tab. I - IV) 1993, Numismatický sborník 1998, Keltský poklad ze Starého Kolína