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Kevin Hoffman

Visiting Assistant Professor of History

  • Yale University, New Haven CT (2018–2026) PhD, History
  • Columbia University, New York, NY (2017–2018) Post-baccalaureate Certificate, Classics
  • University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (2016–2017) MPhil, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Studies
  • Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA (2012–2016) BA, History and Economics

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More About Kevin Hoffman

Area of Expertise

  • Ancient History
  • Medieval History
  • Economic History of the Pre-Modern World
  • Numismatics

Course Sampling

  • Western History I: From Gilgamesh to Charlemagne HIST 101H
  • From the Fall of Rome (476) to the Fall of Rome (1453): Medieval European History HIST 214H
  • From the Iliad to Actium: Greek History HIST 211H [Writing Intensive]
  • King Arthur HIST 310 [Research Intensive]
  • Pirates and Piracy HIST 216H 

My research interests are principally in the economic history of Northern Europe in the early Middle Ages. In addition, I am currently working on several Arthuriana-related projects as well as a project on the coinage of Archaic Greece.

  • (Under Review). “Differing Rates of Seigniorage in Early Medieval England.” American Journal of Numismatics.
  • (2025). “North Sea Gold Economy in the Age of “Gift Exchange”, c. 450–c. 760.” In Proceedings of the XVI International Numismatic Congress, 11–16.09.2022, Warsaw. Vol. 3: Medieval Numismatics, edited by Jaroslaw Bodzek, Aleksander Bursche, and Anna Zapolska. Warsaw Studies in Archaeology 12. International Numismatic Congress, Turnhout. Brepols.
  • (2023). “Anglo-Saxon and Danelaw Halfpennies, c. 870–c. 973.” British Numismatic Journal 93. 37–93.
  • (2020). “Note From the Curator: Viking Coins.” YUAG Numismatic Department, with Benjamin Hellings. With display case.