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Cilician Armenia, Seljuq of Rum: Hetoum I and Kaykhusraw II Bilingual Tram (Album-1221, Nercessian-325)
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In compliance with a peace treaty previously signed by Levon I with the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I, Hetoum struck silver coins bearing both Armenian and Arabic legends. Known as bilingual issues, Hetoum struck them first with Kaykhusraw’s son, Kayqubad I, and later with Kayqubad’s son, Kaykhusraw II.
Obverse:
King on horseback trotting to right holding sceptre over right shoulder, a cross above horse’s
tail and crescent over horse’s head. Armenian legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Hethum King of the Armenians
Reverse:
السلطان الاعظم, The Sublime Sultan
غياث الدنيا والدين, Protector of the World and Faith
كيخسرو بن كيقباد, Kaykhusraw, Son of Kayqubad
Reverse Top Margin:
ضرب ﺑﺴﻴﺲ سنة أربع و, Struck in the City of Sis, the Year Four and
Reverse Left Margin:
أربعون, Forty
Reverse Right Margin:
وستمائة, And Six Hundred
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![Cilician Armenia, Seljuq of Rum: Hetoum I and Kaykhusraw II Bilingual Tram (Album-1221, Nercessian-325)
In compliance with a peace treaty previously signed by Levon I with the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I, Hetoum struck silver coins bearing both Armenian and Arabic legends. Known as bilingual issues, Hetoum struck them first with Kaykhusraw’s son, Kayqubad I, and later with Kayqubad’s son, Kaykhusraw II.
[b][u]Obverse:[/u][/b]
King on horseback trotting to right holding sceptre over right shoulder, a cross above horse’s
tail and crescent over horse’s head. Armenian legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Hethum King of the Armenians
[b][u]Reverse:[/u][/b]
السلطان الاعظم, The Sublime Sultan
غياث الدنيا والدين, Protector of the World and Faith
كيخسرو بن كيقباد, Kaykhusraw, Son of Kayqubad
[b][u]Reverse Top Margin:[/u][/b]
ضرب ﺑﺴﻴﺲ سنة أربع و, Struck in the City of Sis, the Year Four and
[b][u]Reverse Left Margin:[/u][/b]
أربعون, Forty
[b][u]Reverse Right Margin:[/u][/b]
وستمائة, And Six Hundred](albums/userpics/36484/normal_image00263.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Cilician Armenia, Seljuq of Rum: Hetoum I and Kaykhusraw II Bilingual Tram (Album-1221, Nercessian-325)
In compliance with a peace treaty previously signed by Levon I with the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I, Hetoum struck silver coins bearing both Armenian and Arabic legends. Known as bilingual issues, Hetoum struck them first with Kaykhusraw’s son, Kayqubad I, and later with Kayqubad’s son, Kaykhusraw II.
[b][u]Obverse:[/u][/b]
King on horseback trotting to right holding sceptre over right shoulder, a cross above horse’s
tail and crescent over horse’s head. Armenian legend around - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Hethum King of the Armenians
[b][u]Reverse:[/u][/b]
السلطان الاعظم, The Sublime Sultan
غياث الدنيا والدين, Protector of the World and Faith
كيخسرو بن كيقباد, Kaykhusraw, Son of Kayqubad
[b][u]Reverse Top Margin:[/u][/b]
ضرب ﺑﺴﻴﺲ سنة أربع و, Struck in the City of Sis, the Year Four and
[b][u]Reverse Left Margin:[/u][/b]
أربعون, Forty
[b][u]Reverse Right Margin:[/u][/b]
وستمائة, And Six Hundred")
