Benjamin Akrigg, University of Toronto

Research

Classics Numismatics Ancient History Greek History Economic History Museum Studies Classical Greece Hellenistic Greece

Latest funding

Ancient Greek coins in the Royal Ontario Museum
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$28,440
Ancient Greek coins in the Royal Ontario Museum
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$8,610
A cultural history of work in antiquity
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$9,125

Ancient Greek coins in the Royal Ontario Museum

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akrigg, Benjamin

Keywords: Classics; Numismatics; Ancient History; Greek History; Economic History; Museum Studies; Classical Greece; Hellenistic Greece; Coinage; Archaic Greece

$28,440

Ancient Greek coins in the Royal Ontario Museum

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akrigg, Benjamin

Keywords: Classics; Numismatics; Ancient History; Greek History; Economic History; Museum Studies; Classical Greece; Hellenistic Greece; Coinage; Archaic Greece

$8,610

A cultural history of work in antiquity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Lytle, Ephraim T.

Keywords: labor in antiquity; workshop; international; interdisciplinary; cultural history; economic history; social history; classics; ancient history; archaeology; art history; material culture; political theory

$9,125

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Classics Dear Professor Akrigg, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on classics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Ancient Greek coins in the Royal Ontario Museum" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]