Together they catalogued samian stamps over a 40-year period from central and western Europe.
Dickinson is credited with turning "Brian Hartley's vision of an index of dies linked to historical data into a reality in book form.
[2] Throughout her career Dickinson authored numerous site reports on samian stamps.
[3] Dickinson was a Honorary Visiting Fellow in Classics 2006–12 at the University of Leeds.
[6] Dickinson and colleagues received the 2013 John Gillam Prize from the Study Group for Roman Pottery.