SMBAT AR DRAM


Smbat AR Dram. 20-21mm, 2.75 gm.
Obverse	King seated on a throne ornamented with lion heads, feet resting on a footstool, wearing a crown and a royal mantel, holding a cross in the right hand and fleur-de-lis in the left.
	+ o ՍՄԲԱՏ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ Smbat King of Armenians.
Reverse	A cross between two lions, rampant, regardant. Peculiar Cross.
	+ ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹԲՆ ԱՍՏՈՒԾՈՅ By the Will of God.
Notes	There are circles in the field, and between the cross and first letter in hte legend. This is a curious and unknown phenomenon seen on some of Smbat's drams. Only these two have them in the legend as well, most only between the king next to throne's lions. This specimen appears to be a die match to CNG 61, Lot: 2350.