Carmen Alfaro Asins
Carmen Alfaro Asins | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1952 |
| Died | June 9, 2005 (aged 53) |
| Education | Autonomous University of Madrid |
| Occupations | Numismatist, curator |
| Employer | National Archaeological Museum (Madrid) |
| Awards | 1992: Presidential Medal of the Spanish Numismatic Association 1994: Javier Conde Garriga Award of the Spanish Numismatic Association |
Carmen Alfaro Asins (8 May 1952 – 9 June 2005) was a Spanish archaeologist, numismatist and curator. She was head curator of the Numismatics Department at the National Archaeological Museum in Spain, where her research focused on Phoenician-Punic coinage. She was awarded the President's Medal and the Javier Conde Garriga Prize in 1994, both awarded by the Spanish Numismatic Association and in 2003 the Xavier Calicó Prize, awarded by the Spanish Association of Professional Numismatists. The Proceedings of the XIII International Numismatic Congress were dedicated to her.
Biography
Born in Madrid on 8 May 1952, Alfaro obtained her degree in Prehistory and Archaeology in 1977 from the Autonomous University of Madrid.[1] She was awarded her PhD from the same institution in 1983 for a thesis entitled The Coins of Gadir/Gades.[1] Published subsequently as La monedas de Gadir, reviews described it as a valuable contribution.[2] In 1984 she joined the Numismatics Section of the National Archaeological Museum as a curator.[1] By 1989, she was the Head of the Numismatics and Medals Department, replacing Maria Luz Navarro Mayor.[3]
When Alfaro took up the leadership of the Numismatics Department, it had been to some extent dormant since the Second World War.[4] She focussed on sharing the collections widely, both with academic researchers through publications and through exhibitions to showcase the collections to the public.[4] In her outreach efforts, she encouraged the loan of objects.[4] She also organized events to revitalize the department's presence in national and international numsimatic circles.[4][5] A prime example of this is the XIII International Numismatic Congress, which was held in Madrid from 15 to 19 September 2003; she also prepared the Congress Proceedings, which she did not live to see published.[4] Nevertheless these proceedings were dedicated in her honour.[6]
As a researcher, she focused her attention on numismatics in antiquity, especially on Phoenician-Punic coinage.[1] An early publication was the Catálogo de las monedas antiguas de oro del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, which recorded the gold coins of the collection with a chapter focusing on the confiscation of these objects in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.[3] She published two volumes on Hispanic coinage in the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, ensuring that Spanish collections were included in an international research project.[3] Her approach to research was described by Lázaro Barrios as marked by rigor and expertise.[7]
Elected to the Ibero-American Society of Numismatic Studies (SIAEN) in 1989, Alfaro was also a member of the board of the International Numismatic Council and was its vice-president from 2003.[4] She died on 9 June 2005.[4]
Awards
- Presidential Medal (1992) of the Spanish Numismatic Association (es)[1]
- Javier Conde Garriga Award (1994) of the Spanish Numismatic Association[1]
- Xavier Calicó Prize (2003), awarded by the Spanish Association of Professional Numismatists[1]
Selected works
- Catalogues
- Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum España. Vol. I, Hispania: Ciudades Feno-púnicas. Parte 2: Acuñaciones cartaginesas en Iberia y emisiones ciudadanas (2004)[8]
- Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum España. Vol. I, Hispania: Ciudades Feno-púnicas. Parte 1: Gadir y Ebusus (1994)[9]
- Exhibitions
- Money, More Than Just Currency (Leganés, 1996)[3]
- Treasures of the Numismatic Cabinet. The Hundred Best Pieces of the National Archaeological Museum’s Monetary Collection (Madrid, 1999)[3]
- Exotic Money. A New Collection of the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid, 2001)[3]
- This Is Money: From the Drachma to the Euro (La Coruña, 2001)[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Carmen Alfaro Asins". www.man.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Nony, Daniel (1990). "Carmen Alfaro Asins, Las monedas de Gadirj/Gadès". Revue Numismatique. 6 (32): 296–296.
- ^ a b c d e f g Carmen Alfaro Asins (1952-2005) por Carmen Marcos Alonso y Paloma Otero Morán International Numismatic Council: Compte rendu 52, 2005, pp. 50-52
- ^ a b c d e f g Marcos Alonso, Carmen; Otero Morán and Paula Grañeda Miñón:, Paloma; Grañeda Miñó, Paula (January - December 2004). «Carmen Alfaro Asins (1952-2005): Bio-bibliography» (pdf) . NVMISMA (250): 7-21.
- ^ "VII Congreso - SIAEN". www.siaen.org. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Congreso Internacional de Numismática (13th : 2003 : Madrid) (2005). XIII Congreso Internacional de Numismática, Madrid, 2003 : actas-proceedings-actes / editado por Carmen Alfaro, Carmen Marcos y Paloma Otero. / Vol. 1 (in various). American Numismatic Society. Madrid : Ministerio de Cultura, Subdirección General de Publicaciones, Información y Documentación. ISBN 978-84-8181-265-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Barrios, Lázaro Gabriel Lagóstena. "Tesorillo de moneda cartaginesa hallado en la Torre de Doña Blanca (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz." de Carmen Alfaro Asins y Carmen Marcos Alonso." Revista de historia de El Puerto 14 (1995): 135-136.
- ^ Alfaro Asins, C. (2004) Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Volume I. Hispania. Phoenician-Punic cities. Part 2: Carthaginian coinage in Iberia and citizen issues Ministry of Culture
- ^ Alfaro Asins, C. (1994). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Volume I, Hispania, Pheno-Punic Cities. Part 1: Gadir and Ebusus . Ministry of Culture.