Ancient & Medieval Armenia
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Obv: Õ¼Õ¡Õ«Ô²Õ¥Õ¶ (Raiben; Roupen); Cross Pattée with small pellets in four quadrants
Rev: Õ®Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡ Õ¡Õµ (Tsara ay; Servant of God); Cross Pattée with large pellets in four quadrants
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Armenian Kingdom of Sophene: Arsames II (ca. 230BC) One Chalcus (Nercessian Sophene-19b)This is a fairly recently published coin. It is similar to Nercessian-9, but the bust is facing left as opposed to right. It is mentioned in the following publication (it is in Armenian, but you can see the plates):
Nercessian, Y. T. “Coinage of the Armenian Kingdom of Sophene (ca. 260-70 B.C.)” in Armenian Numismatic Journal 37.3 (September 2011).
Obv: Head of Arsames facing left wearing tiara with flat top like a cap; a diadem encircles the head, ends in a bow, and hangs down neck. Border of dots
Rev: Caps of Dioscuri. Legend to the right, downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; to left downward ΑΡΣΑΜΟΥ
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Armenian Kingdom of Sophene: Arsames II (ca. 230BC) One Chalcus (Nercessian-8 ; Nercessian Sophene-7)See the following article for more information:
Nercessian, Y. T. “Coinage of the Armenian Kingdom of Sophene (ca. 260-70 B.C.)” in Armenian Numismatic Journal 37.3 (September 2011).
Obv: Head of Arsames facing right wearing tiara with flat top like a cap; a diadem encircles the head, ends in bow, and hangs down from the neck. Border of dots
Rev: Eagle standing right holding thunderbolt. Legend to the right, downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; to left downward ΑΡΣΑΜΟΥ
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Armenian Kingdom of Sophene: Arsames II (ca. 230BC) Two Chalci (Nercessian-7; Nercessian Sophene-11ա)See the following article for more information:
Nercessian, Y. T. “Coinage of the Armenian Kingdom of Sophene (ca. 260-70 B.C.)” in Armenian Numismatic Journal 37.3 (September 2011).
Obv: Head of Arsames facing right wearing tiara with flat top like a cap; a diadem encircles the head, ends in bow, and hangs down from the neck. Border of dots
Rev: Nude figure standing and facing , right arm extending from elbow and left arm holding long club. Legend to the right, downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; to left downward ΑΡΣΑΜΟΥQuant.Geek
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Artaxiads of Armenia: Tigranes IV (8-5 BC) AE Two Chalci (Nercessian-171)Obv: Head of heavily bearded Tigranes facing right. The tiara seems to have three or four peaks and is surrounded with dotted pearls. Armenian tiara is adorned with a star and two eagles. The king has refined features.
Rev: Elephant walking right with truck up. Legend above ΒΑCΙΛΕΩC / ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ; Below to right ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥQuant.Geek
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Cilician Armenia: Hetoum I (1226-1270) AR Tram (Nercessian-332)Obv: Lion walking right, holding a cross behind. Legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Hetowm Tagawor Hayots; Hetoum King of Armenians)
Rev: King Hetoum I and Queen Zabel holding a cross together. Cross with star. Legend around - ԿԱՐՈՂՈԻԹ ԻՒՆՆ ԱՅՈԷ (Karogowt Iwnn Ayoe; By the will of God)
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Cilician Armenia: Hetoum II (1289-1293,1295-1296,1301-1305) BI Denier (Nercessian-394, Bedoukian-1575aV)Obv: King's head facing. Clockwise legend - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ, Hetowm Tagawor. "Hetoum the King", legend continued on reverse
Rev: Potent cross without field marks. Clockwise legend - ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Amenayn Hayots. "of all Armenians"
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Cilician Armenia: Hetoum II (1289-1293,1295-1296,1301-1305) BI Denier (Nercessian-396)Obv: King's head facing. Clockwise legend - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ, Hetowm Tagawor. "Hetoum the King", legend continued on reverse
Rev: Patriarchal cross with star and crescent moon on lower quadrants. Clockwise legend - ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Amenayn Hayots. "of all Armenians"Quant.Geek
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Cilician Armenia: Levon I (1198-1219) AE Tank (Nercessian-303) Obv: Crowned bust of leonine king. Six dots in the crown. Armenian legend around +ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ - Levon King of Armenians
Rev: Greek cross, with stars in the field beneath. Armenian legend around +ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՍ Ի ՍԻՍ Ի - By the Will of GodQuant.Geek
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Cilician Armenia: Levon II (1270-1289) AR Tram (Nercessian-376v; CCA-1429) 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 (Lewon Tagawor Amenayn Hayo; Levon, King of all Armenians)
Rev: Crowned lion walking left, with left paw raised. Behind him a cross with two bars. Clockwise legend, ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ ԻՍ (Shineal i kaghakn i Sis; Struck in the city of Sis)
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Cilician Armenia: Levon III (1301-1307) AR TakvorinObv: King on horseback, riding right, holding a scepter capped with cross. Armenian Legend around +ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՐ - Levon King of Armenians.
Rev: Lion to right, cross behind. Armenian Legend around +ՇԻՆԵԱԼ ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ - Struck in the city of Sis.Quant.Geek
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Cilician Armenia: Levon V (1374-1393) BI Denier (Nercessian-501)Obv: King's bust, crowned, facing. Clockwise legend - +ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ (Levon King)
Rev: Cross with lines in four quadrants. Clockwise legend - +ԿԱՐՈՂՈԻԹ ԻՒՆՆ ԱՅ Ո Է (by the will of God)
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Cilician Armenia: Oshin (1308-1320) Takvorin (Nercessian-441, Bedoukian-1863)Obv: Equestrian king to right, crowned, and holding staff. Letter Յ next to horses head and dot behind king. Armenian Legend around - +ԱՒՇԻՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Oshin, King of Armenians)
Rev: Lion standing left with cross behind. Armenian Legend around - +ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ ՍԻ (Struck in the city of Sis)
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Cilician Armenia: Smpad (1296-1298) AE Pogh (Nercessian-413)Obv: King on horseback riding right. He holds reins with left hand, and mace with his right extending over his right shoulder. Patterned after the bilingual trams of Hetoum I. Clockwise legend, ՍՄԲԱՏ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Smbat Tagawor Hayots (Smpad, King of the Armenians)
Rev: Cross with dots and four doves in flight in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔ Ի ՍԻՍ, Shineal i kaghak i Sis (Struck in the city of Sis).Quant.Geek
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Kings of Characene: Attambelos IV (55-65 CE) Æ Tetradrachm, Charax-Spasinu (BMC 7; DCA 490)Kings of Characene, Attambelos IV, AD 54/5-64/5.
Æ Tetradrachm, 12mm, 15.2g, 12h; Charax-Spasinu mint.
Obv.: Diademed head right.
Rev.: BAC ATTAMBH CWTHR KAI; Herakles seated left on rock, holding club.
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