*for complete recent cv in pdf form see my faculty page here
Selected Publications
2025. “The Forum Marsyas as a Colonial Type at Tyre, Mallus, Bostra, and Neapolis.” In Tracing the Local(s): The Local World of Mediterranean Landscapes in Greek and Roman Coinage, S. Kerschbaum and H. Vidin (eds.), 153–176. Bordeaux: Ausonius Editions. (link to book on publisher website)
2024. “The Marsyas of the Forum on Lamps of the First Century C.E.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 37(2):601–619. (open-access here)
2024. “Localizing the sulcus primigenius on Roman civic coins.” Revue Numismatique 181:169–212. (link to 2024 issue)
2024. “Religious Architecture: the temples and sanctuaries.” In The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra, R. Raja (ed.), 349–364. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (link to book on publisher website)
2020. “The Marsyas of the Forum Motif on Coins from Roman Mesopotamia and Osrhoene.” The Numismatic Chronicle 180:157–79. (article on jstor)
2019. “The Glass of Islamic Ashkelon.” In Ashkelon 8: The Islamic and Crusader Periods, T. Hoffmann (ed.), 575–628. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns. (link to book on publisher website)
2017. “Founders and Foundation Myths on Civic Coins from Late Hellenistic and Roman Ascalon (Israel).” Israel Numismatic Research 12:71-98. (link to journal issue online)
2016. Boehm, R., D. Master and R. Le Blanc. “The Basilica, Bouleuterion, and Civic Center of Ashkelon.” American Journal of Archaeology 120(2):271–324. (open access here)
Selected Talks and Presentations (since 2019)
2024. “Colonial Status and the Several Emperors: a view from the Near East.” ASOR Boston.
2024. Co-organized RAC panel (with S. Jellonek), “Identity, Integration, and Roman Colonial Coinages in the Second and Third Centuries CE.” RAC London.
2024. “Roman Colonial Types in the First Centuries BCE/CE: a reappraisal.” AIA Chicago.
2024. Co-organized AIA panel (with M. Ludke), “The Development of Roman Colonial Coinages from the Middle Republic to the First Century CE.” AIA Chicago.
2023. “Coining a Colonial Identity: civic coins and colonies in the Roman Provinces.” The American Numismatic Society, Long Table Talks series (recording on YouTube here).
2023. “Myth, Iconography, and Civic Identity on Coinage from Joppa.” ASOR Chicago.
2023. “Civic Coins and Landscape in Roman Arabia: the case of Poseidon at Rabbathmoba.” Oxford University Numismatic Society.
2022. “The sulcus primigenius on civic coins in the Roman provinces.” XVI International Numismatic Congress, Warsaw.
2022. “Alexander, Andromeda, Augustus, and Ascalos: founders and foundation myths in the Roman Near East.” Kershaw Lecture, AIA Tallahassee Society.
2021. “Alexander, Andromeda, and Ascalos: founders and foundation myths in the Roman Near East.” Kershaw Lecture, AIA Pittsburgh Society.
2021. “Andromeda, Alexander, Abraham, and Ascalos: founders and foundation myths in the Roman Near East.” Kershaw Lecture, AIA Kansas City/Lawrence Society.
2021. “Andromeda, Abraham, and Alexander: foundation myths and local traditions on civic coinage in the Roman Near East.” Department of Classics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
2019. “Show Me the Money!: on Roman savings banks.” Keynote address, Illuminating the Past: Utilitarian Ceramics of the Ancient World symposium, The Miami University Art Museum.
2019. “Localizing a Roman Colonial Identity on Civic Coinage: The Marsyas of the Forum type in its local contexts.” VLAC-II, Frankfurt.
Selected Pedagogical Panels Organized
2026. Co-organized SCS panel (with R. Worsham), “Teaching (Ancient) Tech: a Practical Guide for Designing and Teaching Experiential STEM Learning in the Classics Classroom.” Scheduled for January 2026.
2023. Co-organized CAMWS-SS workshop (with L. Holland), “Coins in the Classroom: a hands-on primer.” CAMWS-SS Greensboro.
2015. Co-organized APA panel (with T.H.M Gellar-Goad), “Homo Ludens: Teaching the Ancient World via Games.” APA New Orleans.
Media Appearances
2025. “Sidequest 16: Dr. Robyn Le Blanc and Ancient Coins,” The Classical Antiquity Sidequest with Ben Byrd, March 2025. (Apple podcasts link)
