Jerusalem: Coinage and empire from antiquity to the 19th century

The Holy City of Jerusalem is central to the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Control of the city has been contested by the great empires of the region and has changed hands many times.

10/02/2018

Free

Event information

Time

What

Exhibitions and displays

Where

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Gallery 33

Who

All ages

This special display explores the history of Jerusalem through the coins minted and used in the city from the earliest coinage to that of the Ottoman Empire.