HETOUM I AE TANK


Hetoum I AE Tank, Sis mint. 29mm, 7.2 gm.
Obverse	King enthroned, sitting on a leonine throne. Fleur-de-lys in one hand, and cross in the other. Note the dotted border on the obverse.
	+ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ Hetoum King of Armenians.
Reverse	Simple latin cross with lines in the quandrants.
	+ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ Struck in the city of Sis.
Notes	Note the dotted border on this tank. Most tanks of Hetoum I have a solid border. Those that have a dotted border are extremely similiar, a friend noted most seem to be die matches. Perhaps the work of a single engraver.