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Cilician Armenia. Levon I, the Great (1199-1219)
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Vardanyan Group hdd2, Bedoukian Group 43-67, specifically 54-55, Plate II, 49 (different field mark); Nercessian 274, Plate 20, 274.
AR half double tram/dram (average weight 2.69 g.; average AR content 95%); 2.86 g., 22.23 mm. max., 90°
Obv: + ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (= Lewon Tagawor Hayots = Levon, King of the Armenians), King seated on a throne ornamented with lions with elongated foreparts, wearing a crown and royal mantle on his shoulders; holding a cross in the right hand and fleur-de-lis with globular base in the left; feet on footstool.
Rev.: + ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹԲՆ ԱՍՏՒԾՈՑ [letter Ծ Type 2b] (= Karogowt eambn astowtzoy = By the will of God), lion crowned standing left holding a cross with two bars, forepaw in profile, field mark to left.
The field mark is most likely the mark of the die maker.
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![Cilician Armenia. Levon I, the Great (1199-1219)
Vardanyan Group hdd2, Bedoukian Group 43-67, specifically 54-55, Plate II, 49 (different field mark); Nercessian 274, Plate 20, 274.
AR half double tram/dram (average weight 2.69 g.; average AR content 95%); 2.86 g., 22.23 mm. max., 90°
Obv: + ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (= Lewon Tagawor Hayots = Levon, King of the Armenians), King seated on a throne ornamented with lions with elongated foreparts, wearing a crown and royal mantle on his shoulders; holding a cross in the right hand and fleur-de-lis with globular base in the left; feet on footstool.
Rev.: + ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹԲՆ ԱՍՏՒԾՈՑ [letter Ծ Type 2b] (= Karogowt eambn astowtzoy = By the will of God), lion crowned standing left holding a cross with two bars, forepaw in profile, field mark to left.
The field mark is most likely the mark of the die maker.](albums/userpics/22787/normal_ARM_Levon_I_half_double_tram.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Cilician Armenia. Levon I, the Great (1199-1219)
Vardanyan Group hdd2, Bedoukian Group 43-67, specifically 54-55, Plate II, 49 (different field mark); Nercessian 274, Plate 20, 274.
AR half double tram/dram (average weight 2.69 g.; average AR content 95%); 2.86 g., 22.23 mm. max., 90°
Obv: + ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (= Lewon Tagawor Hayots = Levon, King of the Armenians), King seated on a throne ornamented with lions with elongated foreparts, wearing a crown and royal mantle on his shoulders; holding a cross in the right hand and fleur-de-lis with globular base in the left; feet on footstool.
Rev.: + ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹԲՆ ԱՍՏՒԾՈՑ [letter Ծ Type 2b] (= Karogowt eambn astowtzoy = By the will of God), lion crowned standing left holding a cross with two bars, forepaw in profile, field mark to left.
The field mark is most likely the mark of the die maker.")
