@AoH = ( { name => Adam, age => 0 }, { name => Bob, age => 10 }, { name => Cat, age => 20 } ); @age_ref = (\$AoH[0]{age},\$AoH[2]{age}); print "\${\$age_ref[1]} = ${$age_ref[1]} = $AoH[2]{age}\n"; # prints ${$age_ref[1]} = 20 = 20