Fae Amiro
Postdoctoral Associate
BA (Laurier), MA, PhD (McMaster)
Lawson Hall Room 3211Email: famiro@uwo.ca
Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Interest:
Roman art history, the Roman provinces, Roman portraiture, numismatics, sculpture, Roman imperial women
Publications:
2022. “New Methods for Differentiating Imperial Dupondii and Asses.” American Journal of Numismatics 34.
2021. “Sabina’s ‘Plotina’ Portrait Type.” Selected Papers in Ancient Art and Architecture 5: 95-109.
Select Recent Presentations:
2024. "Typological Distribution Distinctions Across Media in Roman Imperial Portraiture.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Chicago, January 4-7.
2023. “Understanding Quantity Variations in Provincial Minting for Imperial Women.” The Roman Emperor Seen from the Provinces Conference, Verona, September 7-9.
2023. “Audience Targeting with Domitia’s Accessories in Sculpture and Coinage.” The Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada, Halifax, May 10-12.
2023. “Domitia on Roman Provincial Coins.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, January 5-8.
2022. “Portraits of Trajanic Women on Roman Provincial Coins.” International Numismatic Congress XVI, Warsaw/Online, September 11-16.
2022. “Adherence to Imperial Portrait Models in the Roman Provinces.” International Colloquium on Roman Provincial Art, Vienna/Carnuntum, May 16-22.
2022. “Evidence for the Influence of Jubilees on Imperial Portrait Sculpture Production.” The Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada, London, Ontario, May 12-15.
2022. “Typological Links between Roman Provincial Coin Portraits and Private Imperial Sculpture.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Virtual Meeting, January 5-8.
2021. “Sabina’s Assimilation with Isis on Alexandrian Coins.” The Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada, Virtual Meeting, May 25-28.
2021. “Non-Canonical Portrait Types in Early Reign Provincial Coinage.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Virtual Meeting, January 5-10.
2020. “Methodological Problems with Imperial Small Aes Coinage.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Washington, D.C., January 2-5.
2019. “The Eleusis Portrait Type of the Empress Sabina.” The Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada, Hamilton, May 7-9.
2018. “Sabina’s “Plotina” Portrait Type.” The Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Boston, January 4-7.
Guest Talks:
2023. “Understanding Roman Imperial Portraiture through Numismatics: Domitia as a Case Study.” Doctoral School of Bordeaux Montaigne’s Numismatic Study Day, Pessac/Online, February 9.
2021. “Roman Imperial Women and Numismatic Portraiture.” The American Numismatic Society’s Long Table Series, Online, November 19.
2021. “Portraits of Imperial Women on Roman Provincial Coinage.” University of Toronto, November 4.
2020. “The Introduction of New Portrait Types to the Roman Provinces.” McMaster University, November 19.
Online Publications:
2022. “Dissertation Spotlight: The Portraits of the Roman Empress Sabina: A Numismatic and Sculptural Study.” Society for Classical Studies Blog.
2017. “Coin Portrait Types of the Roman Empress Sabina” American Numismatic Society Blog: Pocket Change.
