Programme of lectures
Meetings take place from 6-7:30pm at the Royal Asiatic Society (14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD) who also have the facilities to broadcast all lectures as hybrid events over Zoom.
Please note that the November and February meetings will be held on Zoom only.
Zoom link for all meetings 2025-2026:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83647781401?pwd=7p1rapa5o7btOXb9ujsleiobxol2cO.1
Meeting ID: 836 4778 1401
Passcode: 370985
21st October 2025
William Day (Fitzwilliam Museum): Galley tuppence: Italian grossi in late-fifteenth-century England (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
18th November 2025
Georgia Galani (Swedish Institute at Athens): The Emperor’s Virtues in the Coinages of the Roman Provinces (Zoom)
16th December 2025
Vesta Curtis (Medallist): Kings and gods on Parthian and Sasanian coins (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
To be followed by the Christmas party
20th January 2026
Graham Barker (independent researcher): The coinage of Carausius & Allectus: What caused the frenzy for collecting their coins in 18th Century Britain? Why was there public uproar over the Empress Oriuna? (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
17th February 2026
Early Career Lectures (Zoom):
1. Francesca Lam-March (King’s College, London): Striking the Emperor: Technology and the Challenges of Provincial Coinage
2. Mehdy Shaddel (University of Cambridge): Khusraw I’s Tax Reforms and the Plague of Justinian: The Numismatic Evidence
17th March 2026
Chris Barker (Royal Mint): The New Coinage of Charles III (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
21st April 2026
Tom Hockenhull (British Museum): Searching for Sloane’s coins and medals (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
19th May 2026
Frédérique Duyrat (Ashmolean Museum): The Gold Coinage of Alexander the Great (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
16th June 2026
Presidential Address: Martin Allen: Coinage of the Plantagenets: (3) Edward I (1272-1307) (Royal Asiatic Society and Zoom)
To be followed by the Summer Party