I just got this little copper medieval coin in a lot and I am having no luck attributing it. The cross is pretty easy to see, but I cannot tell what is on the other side. It does not appear to be a portrait or a castle or a recognizable monogram or a shield. It is 19mm at its widest and weighs 2.85 grams. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The photos show the non-cross side and two versions of the other side, rotated.
Okay, found the design on a coin of Levon III. The first image of the reverse is the correct orientation, and shows a king seated
@FitzNigel is absolutely correct. It's a kardez from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The obverse type ('king seated in oriental fashion') points to either Hetoum II (r. 1289-1293, 1295-1296, 1299-1301, 1301-1306) or his nephew and co-ruler Levon III (r. 1303/5–1307). Consulting the Nercessian catalogue might yield more detailed results, but considering the state of the coin, I doubt that an exact attribution will be possible.
Orielensis and FitzNigel, many, many thanks. I have never had an Armenian coin of any sort and I never even thought to look in that direction. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is the lot that coin came in - so as you can see, I didn't have much context to work with:
