Great Britain (UK) Taylor Combe Numismatist-Archaeologist 1826 

• 1826 
• Commemorative tokens 
• United Kingdom 
• Archaeology 

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Great Britain (UK) Taylor Combe Numismatist-Archaeologist 1826

1826

Taylor Combe M.A. Sec. Roy. Soc. Direct. Soc. Ant. Keeper of Coins & Antiquities British Museum Died 1826 Aged 52

45 mm

In 1803, he obtained an appointment in the British Museum, and superintended the collection of coins and medals. In 1807, he became keeper of the department of antiquities, the coins still remaining in his charge. In 1814, he was sent to Zante, to carry out the purchase of the Phigaleian marbles.[1] Combe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806, and was secretary to it from 1812 to 1824, during which period he edited the Philosophical Transactions. He joined the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1796, became its director in 1813, and superintended the publication of the later portions of the Vetusta Monumenta. He contributed many articles to Archæologia. Combe held his keepership till his death