Nathan T. Elkins
About Me
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, writing a dissertation on “Architectural Coin Types: Reflections of Roman Society.” I hold a B.A., magna cum laude, in Archaeology and Classical Studies from the University of Evansville (Indiana) and a M.A., with distinction, in the City of Rome from the University of Reading (United Kingdom). Some of my research on numismatics and archaeology has received some recognition, first by the Parkes-Weber Memorial Prize and Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 2004 for a scholarly contribution to numismatics by one younger than 23 and secondly by the AIA Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention in 2006. In 2006 and 2007, I received a DAAD grant and conducted research at the Goethe Universität – Frankfurt, an important center for the treatment of ancient coins in archaeological contexts. In 2008, I returned to Frankfurt as a Mitarbeiter with the Martberg Projekt, for which I identified coins for Fundmünzen der Antike. I now work in the department with the cast and photo collection and engage in research and teaching.
