Philip de Jersey

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Philip de Jersey
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Alma mater Oxford University
Known forStudy of Celtic coins
Scientific career
Fields Archaeology, Numismatics

Philip de Jersey is a Guernsey archaeologist and numismatist. He is known as an expert on Celtic coins of the Iron Age.

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Life and career

De Jersey was born in Guernsey, and studied Geography at Hertford College, University of Oxford. After graduating he stayed on at Oxford University to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) on the late Iron Age in north-west France. [1] His doctoral thesis was titled "La Tène and early Gallo-Roman north-west France", and his DPhil was awarded in 1992. [2]

From 1992 to 2008 de Jersey was employed as keeper of the Oxford University Celtic Coin Index, and was responsible for the computerisation of the index. During his time in charge of the Celtic Coin Index the number of coins included on the database increased from about 14,000 to about 40,000. [3] [4]

De Jersey is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Heberden Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum, [5] and in 1999 was awarded the Council Prize of the British Numismatic Society. [6]

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References

  1. "Philip de Jersey". Shire Books. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. De Jersey, Philip (1992). La Tène and early Gallo-Roman north-west France. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. "The Oxford Celtic Coins Index". Portable Antiquities Scheme. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. Rudd, Chris. "50 Years of Celtic Coin Index". Coins Weekly. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. "Heberden Coin Room: Research". Ashmolean Museum . Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  6. "Blunt Prize". British Numismatic Society . Retrieved 30 June 2012.