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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 4525545, member: 102103"]I got this a long time ago, maybe the mid-90s, from my then-local coin shop.</p><p>The attribution said "Armenia 13th C Silver Tram $5.00"</p><p>Current weight is about 1.61 g, irregular shape but about 19 mm diameter.</p><p>Obverse is a king on horseback with a scepter.</p><p>Reverse is a lion with a cross over its back.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's struck off-center and worn, so I can't really make out the edge text.</p><p>Just going by the closest match to the image on Numista, the closest I can find is this Cilician Armenian <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces45887.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces45887.html" rel="nofollow">Takvorin</a> of Gosdantin IV, which should be about 1.9 g. Could I be on the right track? Is a 15% weight loss from wear plausible? Some of the earlier coins are lighter, but don't look like a close match. I think I might see the "S" under the horse and the lion for this king, but I'm not confident.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mostly I collect early modern coinage, so this is for away from my area of knowledge. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1121146[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 4525545, member: 102103"]I got this a long time ago, maybe the mid-90s, from my then-local coin shop. The attribution said "Armenia 13th C Silver Tram $5.00" Current weight is about 1.61 g, irregular shape but about 19 mm diameter. Obverse is a king on horseback with a scepter. Reverse is a lion with a cross over its back. It's struck off-center and worn, so I can't really make out the edge text. Just going by the closest match to the image on Numista, the closest I can find is this Cilician Armenian [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces45887.html']Takvorin[/URL] of Gosdantin IV, which should be about 1.9 g. Could I be on the right track? Is a 15% weight loss from wear plausible? Some of the earlier coins are lighter, but don't look like a close match. I think I might see the "S" under the horse and the lion for this king, but I'm not confident. Mostly I collect early modern coinage, so this is for away from my area of knowledge. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! [ATTACH=full]1121145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1121146[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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