The Society is delighted to announce that registration is now open for its upcoming Summer Symposium, to take place on Saturday 6th September at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. A variety of speakers, including a number of early career and emerging scholars, will deliver papers on innovative new research into Roman coin finds from Britain.
Follow this link to our Eventbrite page to book your place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coinage-in-roman-britain-new-perspectives-and-the-way-forward-tickets-1353579876849?aff=oddtdtcreator
General admission: £23.50 in-person attendance / £5.00 online
Students: free
Refreshments, a buffet lunch, and a drinks reception in the Ashmolean’s Money Gallery are included for in-person attendees.
Programme of sessions and speakers
Session 1: 10:30–12:30
10:30–11:05: Sam Moorhead, ‘Dr Malcolm Lyne – a life in archaeology and numismatics’
11:05–11:40: Anni Byard (University of Leicester), ‘The impact of Rome on British coin hoarding c. 50 BC–AD 96’
11:40–12:15: Murray Andrews (University College London), ‘Conquest and collaboration? The Worcestershire Conquest hoard (tpq AD 55) in context’
12:15–12:30: Session 1 Q&A
12:30–13:30: Lunch (sandwich lunch provided)
Session 2: 13:30–15:00
13:30–14:05: Tasha Fullbrook (University of Reading), ‘“Not so barbarous after all!”: New perspectives on the barbarous radiate coinage phenomenon in Roman Britain’
14:05–14:40: Susan Walker (University of Warwick), ‘Late Roman imitations at the sanctuary of Uley and related sites: new insights and approaches’
14:40–15:00: Session 2 Q&A
15:00–15:30: Tea and coffee break
Session 3: 15:30-17:00
15:30–16:00: Stephanie Bonnici (Kings College London), ‘Settlement and connectivity on Roman Vectis: the potential of PAS-recorded coinage on the Isle of Wight’
16:00–16:30: Roger Bland, summing up
16:30–16:40: Session 3 Q&A
16:40–16:45: Final words from the President
16:45–17:00: End
17:00–19:00 Drinks Reception
Including drinks, cheese, and charcuterie (vegan options available) in the Money Gallery of the Ashmolean Museum
