[2] Such was his personal reputation that he became a leading international authority and an unofficial final court of appeal on the authenticity of Greek coins.
[2] He was educated at King's School, Canterbury and conducted his research at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first in classics, under the supervision of Sir Edward Robinson.
[2] In 1975 he initiated a new publication, Coin Hoards, which represented the first systematic attempt to record the vast quantity of new finds, eight volumes were published under his editorship.
[2] Martin Jessop Price had a lifelong connection with Greece and became fluent in modern Greek whilst studying at the British School of Athens in 1961.
[2] Price could simultaneously exasperate and endear himself to his friends through his habit of disagreeing point-blank with them, and then completely reversing his position five minutes later.
[3] The awards normally consist of one or multiple grants that are used to offset research costs, such as travel and accommodation as well as provide support for attending and reading papers at colloquia and seminars.