Background
Sutherland was born in Merton Park, Surrey.
Sutherland was born in Merton Park, Surrey.
Christ Church; Westminster School.
He was the younger brother of the painter Graham Sutherland. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1932 he became an assistant keeper in the coin room at the Ashmolean Museum, and from 1939 he also lectured in numismatics at the University of Oxford.
He was appointed keeper of the coin room in 1957 and retired in 1975.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1970.