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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5238067, member: 74799"]Here are two coins that are ranked high on my favorite Armenian coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Cilician Armenia: Levon II (1270-1289) AR Tram (Nercessian-376v; CCA-1429) </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="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Nercessian-376v.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Cilician Armenia, Seljuq of Rum: Hetoum I and Kaykhusraw II Bilingual Tram (Album-1221, Nercessian-325) </b></p><p>In compliance with a peace treaty previously signed by Levon I with the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I, Hetoum struck silver coins bearing both Armenian and Arabic legends. Known as bilingual issues, Hetoum struck them first with Kaykhusraw’s son, Kayqubad I, and later with Kayqubad’s son, Kaykhusraw II.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Obverse:</u></b></p><p>King on horseback trotting to right holding sceptre over right shoulder, a cross above horse’s</p><p>tail and crescent over horse’s head. Armenian legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, <i>Hethum King of the Armenians</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Reverse:</u></b></p><p>السلطان الاعظم, <i>The Sublime Sultan</i></p><p>غياث الدنيا والدين, <i>Protector of the World and Faith</i></p><p>كيخسرو بن كيقباد, <i>Kaykhusraw, Son of Kayqubad</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Reverse Top Margin:</u></b></p><p>ضرب ﺑﺴﻴﺲ سنة أربع و, <i>Struck in the City of Sis, the Year Four and</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Reverse Left Margin:</u></b></p><p>أربعون, <i>Forty</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Reverse Right Margin:</u></b></p><p>وستمائة, <i>And Six Hundred</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/image00263.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5238067, member: 74799"]Here are two coins that are ranked high on my favorite Armenian coins: [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]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Nercessian-376v.jpg[/IMG] [B] Cilician Armenia, Seljuq of Rum: Hetoum I and Kaykhusraw II Bilingual Tram (Album-1221, Nercessian-325) [/B] In compliance with a peace treaty previously signed by Levon I with the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I, Hetoum struck silver coins bearing both Armenian and Arabic legends. Known as bilingual issues, Hetoum struck them first with Kaykhusraw’s son, Kayqubad I, and later with Kayqubad’s son, Kaykhusraw II. [B][U]Obverse:[/U][/B] King on horseback trotting to right holding sceptre over right shoulder, a cross above horse’s tail and crescent over horse’s head. Armenian legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, [I]Hethum King of the Armenians[/I] [B][U]Reverse:[/U][/B] السلطان الاعظم, [I]The Sublime Sultan[/I] غياث الدنيا والدين, [I]Protector of the World and Faith[/I] كيخسرو بن كيقباد, [I]Kaykhusraw, Son of Kayqubad[/I] [B][U]Reverse Top Margin:[/U][/B] ضرب ﺑﺴﻴﺲ سنة أربع و, [I]Struck in the City of Sis, the Year Four and[/I] [B][U]Reverse Left Margin:[/U][/B] أربعون, [I]Forty[/I] [B][U]Reverse Right Margin:[/U][/B] وستمائة, [I]And Six Hundred [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/image00263.jpg[/IMG] [/I][/QUOTE]
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