Classics News and Events
Tokens from the Tiber: Alternative Currencies?
Clare blogs 
about the tokens from the banks of the Tiber, and their possible use as an alternative currency.
Crocodilian influences on a denarius of 28 BC
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n April's coin of the month Alfie Wrigley explores why Augustus might have chosen to put a crocodile on his coinage in 28 BC.
Staff Awards Success
Congratulations to Suzanne Frey-Kupper, who won the Global Contribution award at the Staff Awards ceremony on Friday in recognition of her efforts to bring the discipline of numismatics to the world. Congratulations also to Zahra Newby, who has highly commended in the Student Experience category. Read more here.
Coin of the Month: The Proculus Enigma
In March's coin of the month, finalist Greg Edmund examines the questions raised by a recent coin find.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AHRC COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL PARTNERSHIP
Gold Coinage in the Roman World
Department of Classics, University of Warwick in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Supervisors: Professor Kevin Butcher (Warwick), Professor Christopher Howgego (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and Professor Mark Pollard (Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford)
Oxford University Museums AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership is delighted to announce a fully-funded studentship to commence on 1 October 2016, through a partnership between the University of Warwick, the Ashmolean Museum and the Oxford Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art. The studentship includes a full AHRC grant (fees and subsistence) and an additional contribution of up to £2,000 per year to cover the costs of undertaking research in Oxford.
The project seeks to study the metallurgy and circulation of Roman gold coinage of the first century BC to fifth century AD, in order to define its significance within Roman society and the Roman economy. It will draw on the combined expertise of Warwick and Oxford in historical metallurgy, scientific analytical techniques, and monetary history.