The Eight International conference Numismatica Centroeuropaea: ‘Domini naturales — on the 350th anniversary of the extinction of the Piast dynasty – Money of the Dynasties’
16-19 September 2025, Legnica
This is the eighth edition of an international academic conference on coinage and monetary history of Central Europe. Previous editions were held in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Currently organised by the Copper Museum in Legnica, it is scheduled for 16-19 September 2025. Conference marks the 350th anniversary of the Piast Dynasty's extinction (1675) and the 1000th anniversary of Boleslaus I the Brave's Coronation (1025). Both of these dates tie together nearly 700 years of the Piast minting tradition. The NC8 conference will be particularly devoted to dynastic coinages in Europe.
The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
PARTNERS
Moravské zemské museum/ Moravian Museum
Zelný trh 6
Brno 659 37
CZECHIA
+420533 435 261
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Közgyűjteményi Központ / Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre
Múzeum krt. 14–16.
Budapest 1088
HUNGARY
+36 1 327 77 77
NÁRODNÍ MUZEUM, Historické muzeum, numismatické oddělení /National Museum
Václavské náměstí 1700/68
Praha 1 110 00
CZECHIA
+420 732 721 176
Národná banka Slovenska - Múzeum Mincí a medailí Kremnica/ National Bank of Slovakia - Museum coins and medals in Kremnica
Štefánikovo námestie 11/ 21
Kremnica 967 01
SLOVAKIA
+421 45 6780301
Legnickie Centrum Kultury im. Henryka Karlińskiego/ Henryk Karliński Legnica Cultural Centre
Chojnowska 2
Legnica 59-220
POLAND
+48 601 612 984
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Bölcsészettudományi Kar, Régészettudományi Intézet/ Eötvös Loránd University
Egyetem tér 1-3.,
Budapest, 1053,
HUNGARY
+36205305279
Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Instytut Archeologii/ Institute of Archaeology of the University of Wrocław
ul. Szewska 48,
Wrocław, 50-139,
POLAND
+4871 375 2975
Numismatica Centroeuropaea VIII
Topics of focus:
• Dynastic continuities and discontinuities in coinage of various countries
• Monetary unions following dynastic unions
• Memory of past dynasties on coins
The conference proceedings will be published in the series "Sources and Materials for the History of Legnica and the Duchy of Legnica", issued by the Copper Museum in Legnica.
Conference Steering Committee:
• Dr. hab. Jarosław Bodzek (Kraków)
• Dr. hab. Mateusz Bogucki (Warsaw)
• Mgr. Marek Budaj, PhD. (Bratislava)
• Prof. Dr. hab. Aleksander Bursche (Warsaw)
• Dr Adam Degler (Wrocław)
• Prof. Dr Hubert Emmerig (Vienna)
• Mgr. Dagmar Grossmannová, PhD. (Brno)
• Dr. Vida István (Budapest)
• Doc. PhDr. Jiří Militký, Ph.D., DSc. (Prague)
• Prof. Dr. hab. Borys Paszkiewicz (Wrocław)
• Mgr. Lenka Vacinová, Ph.D. (Prague)
• Prof. PhDr. Petr Vorel, CSc. (Pardubice)
• Mgr Mateusz Woźniak (Kraków)
Application Form and Conference Fee:
To attend the conference, please complete the application form and pay the conference fee.
The application form, together with confirmation of the conference fee, should be sent by 12 September 2025 by email to: Ten adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript.
The conference fee is €50.
The conference fee can be paid by bank transfer to the organiser's account:
Museum of Copper in Legnica
ul. Partyzantów 3
59-220 Legnica
Bank account: 11 1090 2066 0000 0001 3648 2575
Please write in the title of the transfer: Numismatica Centroeuropaea and the name of the participant.
Alternatively, fees can be paid in cash upon registration at the conference venue on 16-19 September 2025.
Speakers:
Those wishing to present papers or posters are asked to send in an application form by 15 May 2025.
A decision on acceptance of the paper/presentation/poster will be made by 31 May. Speakers do not pay the conference fee, will be reimbursed for their travel expenses and will have their accommodation booked and paid for at a hotel designated by the organiser.
Presentation abstracts in English (up to two pages) must be submitted by 31 July 2025.
The main languages of the conference are English and German, but presentations may be given in the speaker's native language, provided that slide descriptions and texts are in English.
Additional events related to the conference:
- Numismatic exhibition Money of the Piast Dynasty
- Tour of the Piast Castle and the Piast Mausoleum in Legnica
- Excursion to Lubiąż and visit to the largest Cistercian abbey in the world
- A visit to the Legnica Battle Museum, a branch of the Legnica Copper Museum, and the post-Benedictine church at Legnickie Pole.
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Conference Timeline:
• 1 March 2025 – Launch of the website and opening of participant and speaker registration
• 15 May 2025 – Speaker registration deadline (application form submission)
• 31 May 2025 – Preliminary scientific program announced on the website
• 31 July 2025 – Abstract (papers and posters) submission deadline (max. two pages of text)
• 31 August 2025 – Book of abstracts published on the website
• 12 September 2025 – Final registration deadline and online payment of the conference fee
• 16-19 September 2025 – On-site participant registration and cash fee payment
• 16-19 September 2025 – Eight Numismatica Centroeuropaea Conference in Legnica
File for download:
Application form for the international conference Numismatica Centroeuropaea VIII in Legnica 2025 - /docx/
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