John Allan (numismatist)

Biography

Honours

Publications

Books

• Catalogue of the Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of Sasanka, King of Gauda
• Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, IV
• The Cambridge Shorter History of India
• Catalogue of the Coins of Ancient India
• Transactions of the International Numismatic Congress, 1936

  Articles on Asian coins and medals

• "The Coinage of Assam", in Numismatic Chronicle 300-301
• "Notes on the Coinage of Muhammad Ali", in Numismatic Chronicle 325-326
• "Some Rare Coins of the Pathan Sultans of Delhi", in Numismatic Chronicle 698-700
• "Some Rare Mughal Coins", in Numismatic Supplement to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 701-703
• "The Coinage of the Maldive Islands with some Notes on the Cowrie and Larin", in Numismatic Chronicle 313-321
• "A Rupee Struck by George Thomas", in Numismatic Chronicle 129-130
• "A Brief Survey of the Coinages of Asia from the earliest times to the present day", in J.G. Bartholomew, A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia 99-118
• "Offa's Imitation of an Arab Dinar", in Numismatic Chronicle 77-89
• "A Note on the Name Kushan", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 403-411
• "The Legend of Samudragupta's Asvamedha Coin Type", in Numismatic Supplement to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 255-256
• "Unpublished Coins of the Caliphate", Numismatic Chronicle 194-198
• "Indian Coins acquired by the British Museum", Numismatic Chronicle 333-348
• "Appendix B", in Aurel Stein, Serindia, vol. 3 1340-1350
• "Indian Coins acquired by the British Museum", Numismatic Chronicle 200-213
• "Indian Coins acquired by the British Museum", Numismatic Chronicle 96-110
• "Appendix B", in Aurel Stein, Innermost Asia 988-995
• "Indian Coins: Van Den Bergh Gift", in British Museum Quarterly 36-37
• "A Portrait Mohur of Akbar", in British Museum Quarterly 56-57
• "Appendix" in G. Yazdani, Ajanta, Pt. II 57-64
• "Indian Coins acquired by the British Museum", Numismatic Chronicle 229-243
• A Guide to the Department of Coins and Medals in the British Museum, "Chapter XI, Muhammadan Coins" 80-82
• "Medieval Muhammadan Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 50-51
• "A New Kushan Coin", in British Museum Quarterly, 155-156
• "Indian Coins acquired by the British Museum", in Numismatic Chronicle 297-305
• "Chinese Decorations", in British Museum Quarterly 32
• "The Coinage of the Sãsãnians A Types" in A. Upham Pope's A Survey of Persian Art, i 816-818
• "Coins of the Moghul Emperor Akbar", in British Museum Quarterly 144
• "Indian Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 98
• "Notes on the Punch-Marked, Local Taxilan and Greek Coins" in Sir John Marshall's Taxila, ii 853-63

  Articles on European coins and medals

• "Naval Medals", in British Museum Quarterly 47
• "Medals by Charles B. Birch", in British Museum Quarterly 107-108
• "The Fletcher Collection of Irish Tokens", in British Museum Quarterly 51
• "A Rare Italian Medal", in British Museum Quarterly 156
• "A new Sterling of Lorraine", in Numismatic Chronicle 208
• "Scott's Stay at Hethpoll", in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 108-110
• "English Gold Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 135
• , "The Southsea Find of Fourth-century Silver Coins", in Numismatic Chronicle 292-303
• "The Barnett Collection of Pre-Conquest Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 124-127
• "Greek Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 127-128
• "The Brooke Memorial Gift", in British Museum Quarterly 128-129
• "Rare English Medals", in British Museum Quarterly 129
• "A Collection of Northumbrian Stycas in the possession of Sir Carnaby Haggerston", in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 289-91
• "Rare English Medals", in British Museum Quarterly 31-32
• "Greek and Roman Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 55
• "Italian Renaissance Medals", in British Museum Quarterly 124-125
• "Greek Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 4-5
• "Some Coins and Medals", in British Museum Quarterly 75-76
• "Roman Coins from Poole Harbour", in Numismatic Chronicle 300
• "Coinage in the Islamic Period" in A. Upham Pope's Survey of Persian Art, iii 2673-2677
• "Greek Coins", British Museum Quarterly 14-16
• "Roman Coins from Swine ", in Numismatic Chronicle 266
• "Greek Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 33-34
• "Some New Greek Coins", in British Museum Quarterly 95-97
• "Medals of War and Peace", in British Museum Quarterly 91940) 99
• "Recent Finds ", in Numismatic Chronicle 107-108
• "The 'To Hanover' Counter", in Numismatic Chronicle 108-110
• "A Find of Sovereigns from Derbyshire"', in Numismatic Chronicle 116
• "A Civil War Hoard from Whitchurch", in Numismatic Chronicle 124
• "The Mablethorpe Find", in Numismatic Chronicle 165-166
• "Roman Coins from North Thoresby, Lincs.", in Numismatic Chronicle 166
• "A Find of Sceattas at Southampton", in Numismatic Chronicle 73
• "A Civil War Hoard from Canterbury", in Numismatic Chronicle 15
• "The Mint of Ayr", in Numismatic Chronicle 62-65
• "Ancient British Coins from Lincolnshire", in Numismatic Chronicle 65-68
• "Ilkeston Treasure Trove", in Numismatic Chronicle 185
• "Coins in Swedish Museums", in Museums Journal 194-196
• "The Snettisham Find", in Numismatic Chronicle 233-235
• "The Cam Brea Hoard of 1749", in Numismatic Chronicle 235-236
• "A Find of Saxon and Carolingian Coins", in Numismatic Chronicle 236
• "The Longton Find", in Numismatic Chronicle 236
• "Note on Elibank Castle", in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 44-46

  Other articles

• "Bibliography of Warwick Wroth", in Numismatic Chronicle 109-110
• , 'Obituary and Bibliography of George Cyril Brooke', in Numismatic Chronicle 303-308