Situated at 10 rue Clovis-Hugues, the Cabinet des Monnaies et Médailles occupies the spaces of the Archives Municipales of Marseille. Founded by a royal decree in 1821 by Louis XVIII, it houses one of the most significant numismatic collections in France, with approximately 50,000 objects including coins, medals, and associated materials.

The collection spans 2,400 years of monetary history, from the 6th century BC to the closure of the mint workshop in 1857. It includes Greek and Roman coins, specimens from ancient Provence, and rarer pieces such as the famous Treasure of Auriol, discovered in 1867. There are also coins from the Order of Malta, the Doges of Venice, the Principality of Monaco, and the Eastern world to provide a global overview of historical-cultural monetary circulation.

The museum also houses a collection of around 8,000 medals by master engravers from the 15th to the 20th century, featuring signatures of well-known names such as Jean de Candida, Benjamin Duvivier, and Oscar Roty. To complete the offering, there are display boxes of jetons, méreaux, punches, matrices, and tools for minting