On Saturday, November 3, the Princeton University Numismatic Collection will host a day-long workshop on Sasanian and related coinages in conjunction with theUniversity's Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies.

The workshop will take place in 202 Jones Hall from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; it is open to the public without charge. It will feature presentations from the world's leadingexperts on the coinage of Rome's rival to the east and include a special exhibition of coins from the collection of Robert W. Schaaf, recently acquired by Princeton with thegenerous support of Anahita Naficy Lovelace '75 and the Friends of the Princeton University Library.

Those planning to attend should RSVP to iran@princeton.edu by October 25 to ensure seating and reserve a free lunch. Anyone wishing further information can contact Alan Stahl,Princeton's Curator of Numismatics, at astahl@princeton.edu or the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at iran@princeton.edu.