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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2414339, member: 74799"]That image looked very deceiving! At first, I thought it was a gold coin, but after doing a double and a triple take, it was indeed silver <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It hit me really hard as for Cilician gold coins, we don't yet know if they are authentic or modern forgeries. See the following one that was auctioned off:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.zeno.ru/data/3098/02127q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, Cilicia is one of my favorite areas of collecting. You can check out my gallery at FORVM for several coins throughout Cilicia's history here, but I need to upload several more coins from my collection that I recently added:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5122" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5122" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5122</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Cilician Armenia: Levon II (1270-1289) AR Tram (Nercessian-376v; CCA-1429)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: King on horseback to right, holding reins with left hand, and a cross in right hand with two bars extending over his right shoulder. Clockwise legend, ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ (<i>Lewon Tagawor Amenayn Hayo; Levon, King of all Armenians</i>)</p><p>Rev: Crowned lion walking left, with left paw raised. Behind him a cross with two bars. Clockwise legend, ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ ԻՍ (<i>Shineal i kaghakn i Sis; Struck in the city of Sis</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Nercessian-376v.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2414339, member: 74799"]That image looked very deceiving! At first, I thought it was a gold coin, but after doing a double and a triple take, it was indeed silver :rolleyes:. It hit me really hard as for Cilician gold coins, we don't yet know if they are authentic or modern forgeries. See the following one that was auctioned off: [IMG]http://www.zeno.ru/data/3098/02127q00.jpg[/IMG] Anyway, Cilicia is one of my favorite areas of collecting. You can check out my gallery at FORVM for several coins throughout Cilicia's history here, but I need to upload several more coins from my collection that I recently added: [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5122[/url] [B] Cilician Armenia: Levon II (1270-1289) AR Tram (Nercessian-376v; CCA-1429) [/B] Obv: King on horseback to right, holding reins with left hand, and a cross in right hand with two bars extending over his right shoulder. Clockwise legend, ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ ([I]Lewon Tagawor Amenayn Hayo; Levon, King of all Armenians[/I]) Rev: Crowned lion walking left, with left paw raised. Behind him a cross with two bars. Clockwise legend, ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ ԻՍ ([I]Shineal i kaghakn i Sis; Struck in the city of Sis[/I]) [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Nercessian-376v.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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