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| Nicholas Mayhew | |
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| Name | Nicholas Mayhew |
| Occupation | Academic; Numismatist; Historian |
| Employer | University of Oxford |
Nicholas Mayhew is a British historian and numismatist known for contributions to medieval monetary history, monetary archaeology, and economic history. He has held academic posts at the University of Oxford and is associated with institutions such as the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum, the Royal Numismatic Society, and the Economic History Society. His work intersects studies of coinage, fiscal systems, and archaeological finds across medieval and early modern Europe.
Mayhew was educated in the United Kingdom, studying fields that bridged classical studies and medieval history at universities with links to the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the School of Oriental and African Studies. He trained in numismatics alongside peers from the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, and undertook postgraduate research that engaged archival collections at the Bodleian Library and manuscript holdings at the Huntington Library. His academic formation involved work with scholars associated with the Royal Historical Society, the Medieval Academy of America, and the Institute of Historical Research, exposing him to cross-disciplinary networks including historians from the Economic History Association and archaeologists from the Council for British Archaeology.
Mayhew has held fellowships and posts affiliated with the University of Oxford and research roles connected to the Ashmolean Museum and the British Museum. He served in university departments that collaborate with the School of Archaeology, the Faculty of History, and the Institute for European and Comparative Cultural Studies. His appointments brought him into professional relationships with the Royal Numismatic Society, the British Academy, and the Society of Antiquaries of London. He participated in collaborative projects with the National Museum Wales, the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York, while engaging with international partners including the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsches Historisches Institut, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.
Mayhew's research focuses on coinage production, monetary circulation, hoards, and the interpretation of coin finds in archaeological contexts, linking numismatic evidence to fiscal practices in medieval England, Norman territories, and Continental realms such as France and the Holy Roman Empire. He has advanced methodologies that combine die studies, metrological analyses, and hoard composition studies to illuminate monetary regimes in the reigns of monarchs like King Henry II of England, King John of England, and Edward I of England. His work interacts with themes examined by scholars of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Norman Conquest, and the Plantagenet dynasty, contributing to debates also addressed by institutions such as the British Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the National Museum of Scotland.
Mayhew has contributed to numismatic catalogues and exhibition projects, collaborating with curators from the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum, and the National Gallery to present coin collections alongside material culture from archaeological projects linked to Historic England, the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and county archaeological services in Kent and Suffolk. He has engaged in interdisciplinary studies that bring together methods from archaeology, palaeography, and fiscal history, intersecting with research conducted at the Institute of Archaeology (UCL), the University of Cambridge Faculty of Archaeology, and international centres such as the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History.
Mayhew has authored and co-authored monographs, edited volumes, and catalogue entries published by university presses and museum publishers, working with editorial boards connected to the Royal Numismatic Society and the British Academy. His publications address coin hoards, minting practice, and monetary policy in late medieval England, with works cited alongside studies by authors affiliated with the Economic History Review, the English Historical Review, and Numismatic Chronicle. He has contributed chapters to volumes alongside scholars from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow, the Institute of Historical Research, and the University of Birmingham, and his papers appear in proceedings of conferences organized by the Medieval Academy of America, the International Numismatic Congress, and the European Association of Archaeologists.
Selected types of outputs include numismatic catalogues for museum collections, articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited conference volumes, and exhibition catalogues produced with teams from the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum, and university presses associated with Oxford and Cambridge.
Mayhew's professional recognition includes involvement with learned societies such as the Royal Numismatic Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London, and participation in grant-funded projects supported by research councils like the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust. He has been invited to lecture at institutions including the British Academy, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the School for Advanced Study, and international venues such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsches Historisches Institut. His service to numismatics and medieval studies has been acknowledged through appointments to editorial boards, curatorial committees, and advisory roles for projects administered by Historic England, the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and national museums.
Category:British historians Category:Numismatists