Evangeline Markou

Evangeline Markou is a Visiting Professor at the School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences, European University Cyprus (since 2022), and Adjunct Professor there. She is also a Senior Researcher at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (since 2009), focusing on numismatics and ancient history. Her work emphasizes Cypriot coinage and monetary policies from antiquity.

Education:

• PhD, Sorbonne University (2006): Problèmes monétaires chypriotes à l’époque classique
• MA, Sorbonne University (2000): Les problèmes de l’histoire de Chypre
• Bachelor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1997): History and Archaeology

Research Interests: Numismatics, ancient economic systems, Cypriot kingdoms, archaeological methods (e.g., pXRF analysis of coins), and the intersection between coinage and political history. She explores how monetary practices reflect power dynamics and regional connectivity in antiquity.

Publications: Over 10 major works analyzing Cypriot coinage, including compositional studies of silver and gold coins, and the role of numismatics in reconstructing historical narratives. Her book L’or des rois de Chypre (2011) earned multiple awards.

Awards:

• 65th Eric P. Newman Visiting Scholar (2019)
• Prize ALLIER de HAUTEROCHE 2013 (Académie des Inscriptions)
• Prize Delepierre 2012 (Association des Études Grecques)

Projects: Principal Investigator of the SilCoinCy project (2014-2015) on Cypriot silver coinage. Active in interdisciplinary initiatives like ANAVATHMIS (digital historical applications) and CyCoMed (Cypriot Mediterranean connectivity). Researcher on EU-funded projects involving underwater archaeology and VR applications.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with institutions like the Numismatic Museum of Athens, Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge), and the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Leads numismatic documentation and analysis in multidisciplinary teams.