HETOUM I AR BILINGUAL DRAM


Hetoum I citing Kaykhusraw II, A.H. 637/A.D 1239, AR Dram. 24-25 mm, 3.07gm.
Obverse	Equestrian king Hetoum wearing a crown and holding a scepter capped with a fleur-de-lis. Cross in the field behind king, and crescent in front of him. 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	L.A. Saryan: note the Armenian letter Hee Յ on the coin. the style of the letter is unique to one specific die cutter.