Education
1975 -1980 - State University of Yerevan, Department of History, Section of Archaeology and Ethnography, First degree in History
2000-2004 - Preparation of the doctorate thesis, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Supervisor: Dr. I. Gharibyan

Scientific degree
2004 - Defense of the doctorate thesis (PhD) “The Monetary Economy of Armenia in the III-X centuries (Sasanian and Arabic period)”. Degree: PhD in History (Candidate of Sciences). Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA, Specialized council 007.

History of professional employment
1981-2009 - Researcher, History Museum of Armenia, Numismatic Department
1987- present: Keeper of Gold objects’ Reserve, History Museum of Armenia
2009- 2018: Head of Excursion department
2018 - present: Researcher, History Museum of Armenia, Department of Archaeology
2000 – 2011: Researcher, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences
1998 -2004: Lecturer of Iranian Numismatics in "Hrachya Acharyan" University
1999- 2007 Lecturer at the Department of Armenian History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University
2007-present: Lecturer at the Department of culturology
2000 - present: Expert at the Expert Center of the RA Ministry of Culture
2006 – present: Expert at the "Republic Center of Expertise" of the RA Ministry of Justice
2020- present: Expert of the Central Bank of Armenia
2020- present: Member of Buying Commission of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
2021 - present: Member of Scientific Council of the "Erebuni" historical and archaeological museum-reserve

Courses
Medieval culture of Europe, Byzantium and Arab East.
Numismatics, Heraldry and Glyptic

Field of Research
Middle Eastern and Armenian medieval culture (crafts, trade, cultural relations)
Numismatics, history of coats of arms

Fieldwork experience
1985 - Tavush
1988-1891 - Dvin, (chief of expedition. Dr A. Kalantaryan)
2009 - Yegheghis, (chief of expedition. H. Melkonyan)

Exhibition
2009 - Arab-Armenian Historical-Cultural Relations, National Museum of Damascus
2007 History of Armenian Script, Marseille, France
2007- Sacra Armenia, Paris, France
Treasures from Armenia, Rijkmuseum, Leiden, Netherlands, 2002

Major grants received
2004 – Invitation from the Istituto Italiano di Numismatica to attend the Colloquium “From denarius to dinar: the impact of the Roman golden coinage on the East” in Rome

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English, Arabic (the last one with the help of dictionary)