help with these Armenia please.

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  1. Smittys

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  3. ewomack

    ewomack 魚の下着

    What kind of help are you looking for?

    They definitely resemble Cilician Armenian issues from the 12th century. Judging solely by the photographs, they have some slight variations from Armenian issues that I've seen. The one on the left in particular, in my opinion, looks a little "off." In fact, it almost looks sculpted rather than struck. I'm no expert, but you may want to find a dealer that specializes in medievals to evaluate. Or perhaps someone else here can chime in?

    In general, they aren't particularly rare coins, again I'm no expert, but they have great designs.

    The book "Collecting Medieval Coins A Beginner's Guide" by Torongo has a few pages on Armenian coins with decent pictures.
     
  4. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Smittys => here is my humble example as a comparison ...

    ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I. AR Tram

    1198-1219 AD
    Diameter: 22 mm
    Weight: 2.75 grams
    Obverse: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis-tipped scepter
    Reverse: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reverted; between, cross pattée set on spear
    Reference: AC 289

    Armenia Cilician.jpg

    ... $70 hammer
     
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  5. Smittys

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    Thank you and I am also suspicious of the one on the left, weight is good, but...
     
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