The Fitzwilliam Museum
Kings, satraps and shahs: Persian coinage through the ages
Tue 21 September 2010 - Sun 13 March 2011
Fitzwilliam Museum
Drawn from the Fitzwilliam’s world-class numismatic collection, this exhibition explores the history of Persia through the coins produced from the sixth century BC until recent times. Gold and silver coins reflect the political and cultural makeup of the Achaemenid Empire and the changes which took place after its collapse at the hand of Alexander the Great. Later developments are richly illustrated by the diverse iconography of the Parthian, Sassanian and later coins of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. These pieces are juxtaposed with ceramics and seals which also reflect the artistic wealth of Persian history.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 21 September 2010 until Sunday 13 March 2011 (except between Friday 24 December 2010 and Monday 3 January 2011)
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 21 September 2010 until Sunday 13 March 2011 (except between Friday 24 December 2010 and Monday 3 January 2011)
12:00pm-5:00pm daily from Monday 27 December 2010 until Tuesday 28 December 2010
10:00am-5:00pm daily from Wednesday 29 December 2010 until Thursday 30 December 2010
12:00pm-5:00pm daily from Sunday 2 January 2011 until Monday 3 January 2011
All times
Tue 21 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 September 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 1 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 2 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 3 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 5 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 6 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 7 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 9 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 10 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 12 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 17 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 19 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 23 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 24 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 26 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 30 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 31 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 2 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 3 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 4 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 5 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 6 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 7 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 9 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 10 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 11 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 12 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 13 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 14 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 16 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 17 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 18 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 19 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 20 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 21 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 23 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 24 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 25 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 26 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 27 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 28 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 30 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 1 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 2 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 3 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 4 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 5 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 7 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 27 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 2 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Mon 3 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 4 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 6 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 7 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 8 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 9 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 11 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 13 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 14 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 16 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 18 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 20 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 21 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 23 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 25 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 27 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 28 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 29 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 30 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 1 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 February 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 8 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 February 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 15 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 17 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 18 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 20 February 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 22 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 24 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 25 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 February 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 27 February 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 1 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 March 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 8 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 March 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 March 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |