Pere Pau Ripollès Alegre (born 1953) is a Spanish archaeologist and

numismatist A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...

Career

Ripollès studied at the

University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat de València ; also known as UV) is a public research university located in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Vale ...

for a first degree in history and geography (1978) and a PhD in archaeology. His thesis was titled “La circulación monetaria en la Tarraconense Mediterránea“. He remained at the University of Valencia as From 1980 to 1984 he was assistant professor at the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology (1980–84), Associate Professor (1984–86), and professor (1986–). His habilitation thesis focussed on the minting of coins in the Iberian city of Saitabi. Although his career has been based at the University of Valencia, he has carried out research at numismatic institutions around the world, including as visiting professor at Oxford University and the University of Bologna. Ripollès is also active in the international numismatic community, as Corresponding Member of the Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid); editor of the International Numismatic e-Newsletter of the International Numismatic Council (2009–15), and since 2015 as a vice-president of the International Numismatic Council (INC).

Honours and awards

* 2016 - The

Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was first awarded in 1883. It is awarded by the Royal Numismatic Society and is one of the highest markers of recognition given to numismatists. The President and Council award the Medal annually to an "in ...

*1998 - The Jeton de Vermeil

References

His CV - https://www.inc-cin.org/assets/pdf/Curriculum%20Vitae/CV-Ripolles.pdf - retrieved 5 July 2018

External links

Pere Pau Ripollès Alegre on Academia.edu

* ttps://www.inc-cin.org/committee.html Pere Pau Ripollès Alegre on the International Numismatic Council website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ripolles Alegre, Pere Pau Living people Spanish numismatists 21st-century Spanish archaeologists 1953 births Academic staff of the University of Valencia 20th-century Spanish archaeologists