Andrew's research interests focus on the development, use, and circulation of Roman coinage, particularly within the context of Roman Britain (AD 43-410). This stems from a background exploring the archaeology and material culture of the Mediterranean region, with his research highlighting the archaeological significance of coin finds to our understanding of Roman Britain both as numismatic and archaeological objects. His research demonstrates the importance of public engagement and accurate recording of new, well-provenanced finds, as well as accessibility to this data.
He is currently working on the final catalogue and publication of the Frome Hoard, an assemblage of over 52,000 Roman coins dating to the late-3rd century AD discovered in Frome, Somerset, in 2010. He has recently published a study of finds of Tetrarchic coinage (early-4th century AD) found in Britain and, with Sam Moorhead, an analysis of the Roman coins from excavation at the site of Roman Ipplepen in Devon.
Andrew has conducted archaeological fieldwork in the UK, St. Kitts, and Turkey. Since 2023, he has been working at Butrint, Albania, under the direction of David Hernandez (University of Notre Dame) and alongside Sam Moorhead, Elena Baldi, and William Bubelis to publish the Roman Republican, Imperial and Provincial coins from the Butrint Forum excavations. He is compiling the literary review of 3rd century AD coinage for the International Numismatic Congress 2027.
As Curator of Roman coins he is involved in the digitisation of the Ashmolean's collection to make coin images and descriptions freely available via the Heberden Coin Room’s WebApp (https://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/). He has recently installed a temporary exhibition in the Money Gallery (2025-2026) focused on Roman coin finds from Oxfordshire within the Ashmolean Collection.
