Archaeology
This is a fairly small collection, which is mainly made up of
excavation material including sweepings, potsherds and flint
work. There are 2 fine Bronze Age burial urns from Girvan
and small collections of Roman and medieval material. The
collection is mainly made up of more recent Treasure Trove
allocations of “local” excavation assemblages.
There are a few other pieces of local significance, which
are stand-alone objects. There is no typological focus to
this collection.
Coins, Medals and Tokens
 Coins
This collection is very general, containing mainly examples of
British coinage along with a few foreign pieces. The main part
of the coin collection is a group of pieces excavated from
St John’ s Tower in Ayr. Most importantly, this includes
Scottish coinage from the Seventeenth Century.
 Medals
Medals are mainly presentations for involvement in war or class
medals from local schools. There are also a series of medallions
caste by Robert Bryden (a local artist). This collection has
a local significance.
Tokens
A collection of Communion tokens includes pieces from churches
throughout Scotland, but particularly Ayrshire. Badges and
other material are odd individual items, which relate to local
events, local people or Royal celebrations.
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