Christopher Howgego

Professor Christopher Howgego is a Research Keeper at the Heberden Coin Room of the Ashmolean Museum and a faculty member at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. He holds degrees MA and DPhil (Oxon) and has been affiliated with the Ashmolean since 1988, serving in roles like Acting Keeper and Keeper before his current position.

• Academic Background: Joined Ashmolean in 1988; extensive curatorial and leadership roles in numismatic projects.
• Research Keywords: Roman Numismatics, Coin Hoards, Roman Provincial Coinage, Roman History.

His research explores how ancient coinage illuminates historical, economic, and cultural dynamics. He has authored seminal works like Ancient History from Coins and co-edited Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces. He focuses on Antonine coinage in Roman Egypt and hoarding patterns, contributing to the Roman Provincial Coinage series and digital initiatives like Roman Provincial Coinage Online.

Scientific Awards:

• Bronze Medal of the Norwegian Numismatic Society
• Silver Medal of the Norwegian Numismatic Society

As a teacher, he lectured on Roman Numismatics until 2022 and supervised 19 doctoral and 10 master’s students. He currently welcomes graduate research on Roman hoards. His roles include directing major numismatic projects and serving on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Austrian Archaeological Institute.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Roman Provincial Coinage Online and Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire projects, co-founded with Andrew Wilson. Also contributes to Iron Age Coins in Britain and Celtic Coin Index Digital initiatives.