HETOUM I AR BILINGUAL DRAM


Hetoum I citing Kaykhusraw II, A.H. 637/A.D 1239, AR Dram. 22-23 mm
Obverse	Equestrian king Hetoum wearing a crown and holding a scepter capped with a fleur-de-lis. Cross in the field behind king. Surrounding inscription in Armenian.
	+ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ Hetoum King of Armenians.
Reverse	A three line inscription, and then a counterclockwise surrounding inscription on three sides (both in Arabic) inside a dotted border.
	ﻢﻈﻋﻻﺍ ﻥﺎﻄﻠﺴﻟﺍ ﻦﻳﺪﻟﺍﻭ ﺎﻴﻧﺪﻟﺍ ﺙﺎﻴﻏ ﺩﺎﺒﻘﻴﻛ ﻦﺑ ﻭﺮﺴﺨﻴﻛ (ﺔﺋﺎﻤﺘﺳﻭ \| - \|ﻦﻴﺜﻼﺛ \| ﻭ ﻊﺒﺳ ﺔﻨﺳ ﺲﻴﺴﺑ ﺏﺮﺿ) The Sublime Sultan \| Protector of the World and Faith \| Kaykhusraw son of Kayqubad. (Struck in Sis, the year seven and \| thirty \| - \| and six hundred.)
Notes	Bears some traces of overstrike. Probably struck over a Seljuq dirham of Kayqubad from the Konya mint.