Roger Bland
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Roger Farrant Bland,
Career
In 1979, Bland joined the British Museum as a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals.[2] From 1994 to 2003, he was seconded to the Department of National Heritage (DNH) and then the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as British Museum advisor.[2][3] He was deputy keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals from 2001 to 2005, and then keeper (ie head) of the Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure from 2005 to 2013. He was additionally Keeper of the Department of Prehistory and Europe from 2012 to 2013, before serving as Keeper of the newly created Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory from 2013 until his retirement from the British Museum in 2015.[2]
Bland was 34th President of the Royal Numismatic Society, from 2018 to 2023. [4]
On 11 August 2020, it was announced that he would chair the Treasure Valuation Committee for a five year term from August 2020 until August 2025.[5]
Personal life
Bland is an
Honours
- 6 May 1993: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[6]
- 2008: 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]
- 2014: Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society.[8]
- 2016: President's Medal by the British Academy "for his contribution to the protection, and academic and public understanding, of Britain’s cultural heritage".[9]
- 2017: Archer M. Huntington Award[10]
Selected works
- Roger Bland; Robert Carson (1982). Coin hoards from Roman Britain: The Blackmoor hoard. British Museum.
- Edward Besly; Roger Bland (1983). The Cunetio treasure: Roman coinage of the third century A.D. Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications. ISBN 978-0-7141-0857-5.
- Roger Bland; Catherine Johns (1993). The Hoxne Treasure: An Illustrated Introduction. British Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-7141-2301-1.
- Sam Moorhead; Anna Booth; Roger Bland (2010). The Frome Hoard. British Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-7141-2334-9.
- Roger Bland; Xavier Loriot (2010). Roman and Early Byzantine Gold Coins Found in Britain and Ireland: With an Appendix of New Finds from Gaul. Royal Numismatic Society. ISBN 978-0-901405-59-3.
- Worrell, Sally; Jackson, Ralph; Mackay, Andrew; Bland, Roger; Pitts, Mike & Bradbury, Darren (January–February 2011). "The Crosby Garrett Roman Helmet". British Archaeology (116). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
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- Kevin Leahy; Roger Bland (2014). The Staffordshire Hoard. British Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-7141-2342-4.
References
- Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 18 July 2017
- ^ Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "The Secretary of State has appointed Professor Roger Bland, OBE, and Dr Megan Gooch as Chair and Member of the Treasure Valuation Committee". GOV.UK. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Presidents of the Society". Royal Numismatic Society. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "The Secretary of State has appointed Professor Roger Bland, OBE, and Dr Megan Gooch as Chair and Member of the Treasure Valuation Committee". GOV.UK. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Fellows Directory: Bland". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 8–9.
- ^ "The Society's Medal". The Royal Numismatic Society. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "British Academy announces 2016 prizes and medal winners". The British Academy. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 Huntington Award to Roger Bland, "How Coin Finds are Changing the Face of Roman Britain."". American Numismatic Society. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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