I am an archaeologist specializing in ancient numismatics, mythological imagery, and religion in the Roman provinces. I’m broadly interested in the material dimensions of the stories that communities and peoples tell about themselves, their past, and their connections to other groups. Most of my research considers these themes via civic coinage in the Eastern Mediterranean. My current projects include work on coins of Roman colonies, aspects of local coinage in Arabia, and the boxes, banks, and bags used to store and carry money in the Roman world.
I have excavated across the Roman world, from England to Israel. I also co-direct WIRE: Women in the Roman East, an online tool for exploring the lived experiences of women in the Roman Near East.
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology (formerly Classical Studies) at the UNC Greensboro. I received my PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016, and an MA from UNC-CH in 2010. I completed my undergraduate degree at The George Washington University in 2008, where I studied Classical Humanities, Archaeology, and History.
Originally from the suburbs of Los Angeles, I continue to use “the” before the numbers of freeways and refuse to fully accept temperatures lower than 50 degrees in January.
Contact: rlleblan AT uncg.edu
