Lectures and events

This page lists lectures and events related to numismatics. If you would like to see details of events your society is hosting listed here then please get in touch via the contact page.

Ashmolean Museum. Hands-On Coins

Room 7 Every Saturday, 11.30–3.30
Handle historical coins from different times and
places, with the help of our volunteer team. Free,
no booking necessary.

2013
December
3	London Numismatic Club \| Philip Mernick, 'Mostly Made in Europe: Mediaeval Jettons used in Britain'
4	British Museum \| Eleanor Ghey, 'Iron Age and Roman finds in the Citi Money Gallery', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
10	Numismatic Society of Nottinghamshire \| Mark Ray, 'Hartwell House and Numismatics in Buckinghamshire'
10	Crewe and District Coin and Medal Society \| Members' Short Talks
17	Royal Numismatic Society \| Michael Alram, Award of the Society Medal: 'From Bactria to Gandhara: Coins and Peoples across the Hindu Kush'
19	British Museum \| Paramdip Khera, 'Mughal India through coins', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
January
7	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Members' evening of short papers
8	British Museum \| Vesta Curtis, 'Wise men from the east: Zoroastrian traditions in Persia and beyond', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 69a)
14	British Art Medal Society \| Henry Flynn, 'Il Duce's Italy: Italian medals 1922-1943'
20	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Gary Oddie, 'A History of the Postal Order'
21	Royal Numismatic Society \| Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Elizabeth Pendleton, & Alexandra Magub, 'The Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum at the British Museum'
23	British Museum \| Edward Johnson, 'The Roman Empire in the Citi Money Gallery', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
February
4	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Michael Day, 'English Silver Crowns 1551-1658'
11	British Art Medal Society \| Ian d'Alton, 'Robert Elderton: life, imagination and medals'
14	British Museum \| Tom Hockenhull, 'The rise and fall of the pound', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
17	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Richard Kelleher, 'Display, Piety and Dedication: the Re-use of Coins in Late Medieval England'
18	Royal Numismatic Society \| Philip de Jersey, 'The Jersey Hoard: The Story (so far) of the Largest Hoard of Iron Age Coins in Europe'
21	British Museum \| Robert Rock, 'Criminal skill: the counterfeiter's craft in the 18th century', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
25	British Museum \| Emma Morris, 'Coinage in Roman Britain', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 49)
March
4	Wessex Numismatic Society \| David Young, 'Tickets, Checks and Passes of Devon'
11	British Art Medal Society \| Private view of the BAMS Student Medal Project 2014 exhibition New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
17	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Robin Baker, 'Art on German paper money'
18	Royal Numismatic Society \| David Thorold & Chris Howgego, 'The Fifth Century Gold Hoard from St Albans'

April
1	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Karen Brown & James Walmsley, 'A History of Dorset through metal detecting finds'
11-13	British Art Medal Society \| BAMS weekend conference and AGM - To be held in Brighton
15	Royal Numismatic Society \| Niv Horesh, 'The Great Money Divergence: European and Chinese Coinage before the Age of Steam'
21	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Aaron Jaffer, 'Imperial Iconography on British Medals: Selections from The Fitzwilliam Museum'
May
6	Wessex Numismatic Society \| John Finlay, 'Greek and Roman coins from North Africa'
19	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Rory Naismith, 'The Rome (Forum) hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins'
20	Royal Numismatic Society \| John Melville-Jones, 'Mint Workers at Rome in the Reigns of Trajan and Aurelian'
June
16	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Ted Buttrey, 'The Emperor Vespasian’s VESTA tenple gold coinage' + AGM
	Royal Numismatic Society \| Andrew Burnett, AGM, Presidential Address and Summer Party to be held at Spink and Son Ltd, 'Coinage in Rome and its Roman Provinces: The Beginnings in Italy and Sicily (300-200BC)'

July
1	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Tim Everson, 'Royal and Rose Farthing tokens'

2013
December
3	London Numismatic Club \| Philip Mernick, 'Mostly Made in Europe: Mediaeval Jettons used in Britain'
4	British Museum \| Eleanor Ghey, 'Iron Age and Roman finds in the Citi Money Gallery', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
10	Numismatic Society of Nottinghamshire \| Mark Ray, 'Hartwell House and Numismatics in Buckinghamshire'
10	Crewe and District Coin and Medal Society \| Members' Short Talks
17	Royal Numismatic Society \| Michael Alram, Award of the Society Medal: 'From Bactria to Gandhara: Coins and Peoples across the Hindu Kush'
19	British Museum \| Paramdip Khera, 'Mughal India through coins', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
January
7	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Members' evening of short papers
8	British Museum \| Vesta Curtis, 'Wise men from the east: Zoroastrian traditions in Persia and beyond', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 69a)
14	British Art Medal Society \| Henry Flynn, 'Il Duce's Italy: Italian medals 1922-1943'
20	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Gary Oddie, 'A History of the Postal Order'
21	Royal Numismatic Society \| Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Elizabeth Pendleton, & Alexandra Magub, 'The Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum at the British Museum'
23	British Museum \| Edward Johnson, 'The Roman Empire in the Citi Money Gallery', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
February
4	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Michael Day, 'English Silver Crowns 1551-1658'
11	British Art Medal Society \| Ian d'Alton, 'Robert Elderton: life, imagination and medals'
14	British Museum \| Tom Hockenhull, 'The rise and fall of the pound', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
17	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Richard Kelleher, 'Display, Piety and Dedication: the Re-use of Coins in Late Medieval England'
18	Royal Numismatic Society \| Philip de Jersey, 'The Jersey Hoard: The Story (so far) of the Largest Hoard of Iron Age Coins in Europe'
21	British Museum \| Robert Rock, 'Criminal skill: the counterfeiter's craft in the 18th century', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 68)
25	British Museum \| Emma Morris, 'Coinage in Roman Britain', FREE lunchtime gallery talk from 13:15 (Gallery 49)
March
4	Wessex Numismatic Society \| David Young, 'Tickets, Checks and Passes of Devon'
11	British Art Medal Society \| Private view of the BAMS Student Medal Project 2014 exhibition New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
17	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Robin Baker, 'Art on German paper money'
18	Royal Numismatic Society \| David Thorold & Chris Howgego, 'The Fifth Century Gold Hoard from St Albans'

April
1	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Karen Brown & James Walmsley, 'A History of Dorset through metal detecting finds'
11-13	British Art Medal Society \| BAMS weekend conference and AGM - To be held in Brighton
15	Royal Numismatic Society \| Niv Horesh, 'The Great Money Divergence: European and Chinese Coinage before the Age of Steam'
21	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Aaron Jaffer, 'Imperial Iconography on British Medals: Selections from The Fitzwilliam Museum'
May
6	Wessex Numismatic Society \| John Finlay, 'Greek and Roman coins from North Africa'
19	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Rory Naismith, 'The Rome (Forum) hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins'
20	Royal Numismatic Society \| John Melville-Jones, 'Mint Workers at Rome in the Reigns of Trajan and Aurelian'
June
16	Cambridgeshire Numismatic Society \| Ted Buttrey, 'The Emperor Vespasian’s VESTA tenple gold coinage' + AGM
	Royal Numismatic Society \| Andrew Burnett, AGM, Presidential Address and Summer Party to be held at Spink and Son Ltd, 'Coinage in Rome and its Roman Provinces: The Beginnings in Italy and Sicily (300-200BC)'

July
1	Wessex Numismatic Society \| Tim Everson, 'Royal and Rose Farthing tokens'

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