This term's talks will be held both in person at the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies and/or online over MS Teams. Links will be distributed beforehand by means of the OUNS mailing list. To subscribe and receive meeting links and further updates, please email the Secretary at james.hua@merton.ox.ac.uk
(Week 1) Wednesday 24th, 4-5pm
Mike Shott (Independent Metal Detectorist) will present a workshop on his work and finds/coins found through metal detecting, with a hands-on session.
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception
(Week 2) Wednesday 1st May, 4-5pm
Kevin Butcher (University of Warwick): 'Small Coins, Big Implications? Imitations in the Roman East'.
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception
CNG Annual Lecture 2024 (Ashmolean Classical Numismatic Group) - Friday 10th May 2024 (lecture at 6pm)
A lecture by Professor Stefan Heidemann
The 'Pure Faith' and Salomon
To be held in the Headley Lecture Theatre with a reception in the Money Gallery (Gallery 7) afterwards.
RSVP by 26 April coin-room@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
(Week 4) Wednesday 15th May, 4-5pm
Fatich Toumpan (University of Ankara / University of Oxford): 'Crossing Borders through Coins: Numismatic Evidence from Zeugma at the Roman Eastern Frontier'
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception
(Week 5) Wednesday 22nd May, TBC
OUNS Lecture: Palmyrene Numismatics
Rubina Raja (University of Aarhus): 'Banqueting Tesserae & Tokens from Palmyra'
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception
(Week 6) Wednesday 29th May, 4-5pm (online)
Cross-Institution Graduate Colloquium
David Eibeck (University of Mainz)
Theodoros Mazis (University of Oxford)
James Hua (University of Oxford)
Teams link: here. Titles TBC.
(Week 7) Wednesday 5th June, 4-5pm
OUNS Lecture: Numismatics & Museology - TBC
Suzanne Frey-Cupper (University of Warwick): 'New Coin Finds from Classical Sicily' (Title TBC)
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception
(Week 8) Wednesday 12th June, 4-5pm
OUNS Workshop: Numismatics, Auctions, and Museology
Bradley Hopper (Noonans) will share insights on his work and the display of coins in museums and their auction.
Location: Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
To be followed by a food and drinks reception