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Marion McCullum Archibald (1936 – 2016) was a British numismatist who worked as the Curator for Medieval Coinage at the British_Museum from 1963 to 1997. She made important contributions to the study of Anglo-Saxon coinage, curated major exhibitions at the British Museum, and was instrumental in the integration of numismatics with archaeology and metallurgy.

Biography
Archibald began her career as curator of numismatics at Birmingham City Museum. She joined the British Museum in 1963, succeeding the notable medieval numismatist Michael Dolley. In 1965 she was appointed Assistant Keeper, the first woman to hold the position. She was an active member of the British Numismatic Society, as treasurer (1964-7), and Royal Numismatic Society (RNS), as secretary (1971-76, 1992-94), and was the President of the British Association of Numismatic Societies (1986–91). Awards for her numismatic contribution include the Sanford Saltus medal in 1980, the Jeton de vermeil from the Société Française de Numismatique in 1981 , election as an honourary fellow by the RNS in 1996 and receipts of its medal in 2011.

Publications
A full list of Marion Archibald's publications up to 2006 was published as part of the volume celebrating here 70th birthday. Major contributions include:

Books

 * British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Coins V. Athelstan to the Reform of Edgar, 924-c.973 SCBI (with C.E. Blunt, 1986); ISBN 0-7141-0854-5
 * Metallurgy in Numismatics 3 Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication no. 24 (with M. Cowell, London 1993); ISBN 0-9014-0529-9
 * English Medieval Coin Hoards I. Cross and Crosslets, Short Cross and Long Cross Hoards British Museum Occasional Paper no. 87 (with B.J. Cook, London 2001); ISBN 0-8615-9087-2

Main Articles and Book Chapters

 * "English medieval coins as dating evidence", in Coins and the Archaeologist ed. J. Casey and R. Reece, British Archaeological Reports 4 (Oxford, 1974) 234-71. Revised and updated in second edition (London, 1988) 264-301
 * "Wastage from currency: Long Cross and the recoinage of 1279", in Edwardian Monetary Affairs (1279-1344) ed. N.J. Mayhew, British Archaeological Reports 36 (Oxford, 1977) 167-86
 * "The technique of some forged medieval silver pennies" (with W.A. Oddy), British Museum Occasional Paper no. 18 (London, 1980) 81-90
 * "The coinage of Beonna in the light of the Middle Harling hoard" (with contributions by M.R. Cowell, R.I. Page, and A.J.G. Rogerson), British Numismatic Journal 52 (1982) 10-54
 * "Coinage in Andrew Halyburton's Ledger", in Studies in numismatic method presented to Philip Grierson ed. C.N.L. Brooke, I. Stewart, J.G. Pollard, and T.R. Volk (Cambridge, 1983) 263-301
 * "The fineness of Northumbrian sceattas" (with M.R. Cowell) in Metallurgy in Numismatics 2 ed. W.A. Oddy, Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication no. 29 (London, 1988) 55-64
 * "Pecking and bending: the evidence of British finds", in Sigtuna Papers. Proceedings of the Sigtuna Symposium on Viking-Age Coinage 1-4 June 1989, ed. K. Jonsson and B. Malmer (Stockholm, 1990) 11-24
 * "Dating Stephen's first type", British Numismatic Journal 61 (1991) 9-22
 * "Mot strømmen: Myntbevegelse fra Skandinavia til de Britiske øyer i Vikingtiden; Against the tide: coin-movements from Scandinavia to the British Isles in the Viking Age", NNF-Nytt 1 (1991) 13-22
 * "Anglo-Saxon and Norman lead objects with official coin types", in Aspects of Saxon and Norman London 2: Finds and Environmental Evidence, ed. A.G. Vince, London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Special Paper 12 (London, 1991) 326-46
 * "Dating Cuerdale: the evidence of the coins" in Viking Treasure from the North West: The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context ed. J. Graham-Campbell, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside Occasional Papers, Liverpool Museum no. 5 (Liverpool, 1992) 15-20
 * "Coins and Medals", in Sir Hans Sloane, Collector, Scientist, Antiquary, ed. A. MacGregor (London, 1994) 150-66
 * "A sceat of Ethelbert I of East Anglia and recent finds of coins of Beonna" (with V. Fenwick and M.R. Cowell), British Numismatic Journal 65 (1995) 1-19
 * "Four early medieval coin dies from the London waterfront" (with J.R.S. Lang amd G. Milne), Numismatic Chronicle 155 (1995) 165-200
 * "Medieval Europe" (with B.J. Cook), in Money: A History, ed. J. Williams (London, 1997) 62-85
 * "Two ninth-century Viking weights found near Kingston, Dorset", British Numismatic Journal 68 (1998) 11-20
 * "The Lion coinage of Robert Earl of Gloucester and William Earl of Gloucester", British Numismatic Journal 71 (2002) 71-86
 * "Early Medieval Coinage (1066-1279)", British Numismatic Journal 73 (2003) 78-88
 * "A sceat of Offa of Mercia" (with M. Dhenin), British Numismatic Journal 74 (2004) 20-27
 * "The German connection: German influences on the later Anglo-Saxon and Norman coinages in their English context", in Fundamenta Historiae, ed. R. Cunz (Hannover, 2004) 131-50
 * "Beonna and Alberht: coinage and historical context", in Æthelbald and Offa, Two Eighth-Century Kings of Mercia ed. D. Hill and M. Worthington, British Archaeological Reports, British Series 383 (Oxford, 2005) 123-32