John Allan (numismatist) John Allan (numismatist) John Allan, (8 August 1884 – 29 August 1955) was a British numismatist and scholar of Sanskrit. Allan was a noted numismatist and produced the first systematic study of the coins the Gupta Empire, which remains a standard reference today. Allan was born in Bolton, East Lothian. His father, John Gray Allan, was the local schoolmaster. After studying at the universities of Edinburgh and Leipzig, Allan took up a position at the British Museum in 1907, eventually becoming the Keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals in 1931. He was also a lecturer in Sanskrit at
Collect Prayer, the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a "Collect for Peace" and a "Collect for Grace". At Evening Prayer the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a "Collect for Peace" which differs from the version used at Morning Prayer, and a "Collect for Aid against Perils", which starts with the well known phrase; "Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night...". At Holy Communion, the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a reading from the Epistles. In more modern Anglican versions